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NH 95758 S.S. Buenaventura

Photo #: NH 95758  S.S. Buenaventura
Title: S.S. Buenaventura
Description: (American Freighter, 1913) Underway, prior to World War I. This ship was placed in commission as USS Buenaventura (ID-1335) on 26 July 1918 and was torpedoed and sunk on 16 September 1918. Spelled Buena Ventura by some sources, her name is painted on her bow as a single word in this photograph. The original photograph is in Record Group 19-LCM in the National Archives. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 95758
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