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NH 85263 USAT George Washington

Photo #: NH 85263 USAT George Washington
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Title: USAT George Washington
Description: (U.S. Army Transport) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1943-1945. Built in 1908 as the German passenger liner George Washington, this ship served as USS George Washington (ID # 3018) in 1917-1919 and as USS Catlin (AP-19) in 1941. She was refitted with new oil-fired boilers and a single smokestack, as seen here, in 1942-1943. Copied from the book Troopships of World War II, by Roland W. Charles. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 85263
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