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Photo #: NH 41725 Sinking of USS President Lincoln, 31 May 1918 Some of the ship's survivors aboard USS Warrington (Destroyer # 30) soon after they were rescued. These men are still wearing life preservers. The three in the front center are U.S. Army officers. President Lincoln was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-90. Note Warrington's bell in the upper left center. U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 580 pixels

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Image posted 23 November 2005