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NH 61686 USS Arethusa

Photo #: NH 61686 USS Arethusa
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Title: USS Arethusa
Description: (1898-1927, later AO-7) Photographed circa 1898. This ship began conversion to a water carrier during the Spanish-American War, but was commissioned too late to see service in that confict. About a decade later, she became the U.S. Navy's first oiler. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 61686
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