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Photo #: NH 94204 SS König Wilhelm II (German Passenger Liner, 1907) Probably at Hoboken, New Jersey, circa April 1917, after she had been seized by the United States. Note sentry in the foreground. She was turned over to the Navy and commissioned on 27 August 1917 as USS König Wilhelm II. Her name was changed to Madawaska on 1 September 1917 and she later received the identification number 3011. She was transferred to the War Department in September 1919 and subsequently served as USAT Madawaska, USAT U.S. Grant and, after 1941, USS U.S. Grant (AP-29). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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