Photo #: NH 2644
Schooner Alexander Agassiz
Photographed at the time of her capture by USS Vicksburg
(Gunboat # 11) off Mazatlan, Mexico, 17 March 1918. She was suspected
of being a potential German raider or contraband carrier.
The prize crew is seen here going aboard. USS SC-302 is
in the background.
Note the Sailor on deck amidships, holding a rifle.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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