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NH 89761-A Warren J. Courtney

Photo #: NH 89761-A Warren J. Courtney
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Title: Warren J. Courtney
Description: (American Menhaden Fishing Vessel, 1912) Photograph originally captioned as having been taken at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia on 19 August 1917. It was actually taken prior to World War I. The Navy acquired her on 28 May 1917 and placed her in commission on 10 August 1917 as USS Warren J. Courtney (SP-375). Her name was shortened to Courtney by a July 1917 General Order, but the longer name also continued to be used. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 89761-A
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