Naval Vessels, Including the USS Connecticut
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1906-1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/16 x 5 3/8in. (8.1 x 13.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nelrose Weir
DescriptionVarious views of the naval ship USS Connecticut. Other similar ships are also visible in two of the images. 2002.27.3 does not appear to be the Connecticut, but shows several men, women, and sailors in uniform on the deck of a similar ship.
Object number2002.27.1-.4
InscribedVerso: Each photograph has a number inscribed in pencil, "6-3", "6-7", "6-9", and "5-59". Accession number is inscribed in pencil at bottom right of each photograph.NotesSubject Note: "USS Connecticut, lead ship of a class of six 16,000-ton battleships, was built at the New York Navy Yard. Commissioned in September 1906, she became flagship of the Atlantic Fleet in April 1907 and retained that role for some five years. During the rest of 1907, Connecticut took part in the Jamestown Tri-Centennial celebration and participated in fleet exercises. In December, she led the Atlantic Fleet's battleships out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, beginning a historic cruise around the World that lasted until February 1909." (From online site: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER; www.history.navy.mil)Date Note: Dated according to information that the USS Connecticut was commissioned in 1906, and upon a return from a cruise in 1909 was painted grey and had her towers replaced.
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