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Photo # NH 95895: Schooner Anna B. Smith under sail, prior to World War I


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Anna B. Smith (American Schooner, 1892).
Served as USS Anna B. Smith (ID # 1458) in 1917-1918

Anna B. Smith, a 70' 6" schooner, was built in 1892 at Little Choptank River, Maryland. A working craft of typical Chesapeake Bay type, she was owned by the Conservation Commission of Maryland when the Navy took her over for World War I service in August 1917. During the next year, Anna B. Smith was assigned to the Fifth Naval District and served on Maryland and Virginia waters. She was decommissioned and returned to her owner in late November 1918.

This page features our only views of the schooner Anna B. Smith, which was USS Anna B. Smith (ID # 1458) during World War I.


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Photo #: NH 95895

Anna B. Smith (U.S. Schooner, 1892)

Under sail, prior to World War I.
Owned by the Conservation Commission of Maryland, this schooner was taken over by the Navy in August 1917 and subsequently served as USS Anna B. Smith (ID # 1458). She was returned to her owner on 28 November 1918.

The original photograph is in Record Group 19-LCM in the National Archives.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 610 pixels

 


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