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Photo # NH 106337:  Men pose on USS Powhatan's starboard propeller and rudder, while she was in dry dock at Newport News, Virginia, 1919

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Powhatan (ID # 3013), 1917-1919 --
On Board and Close Up Views


This page features views taken on board and close to USS Powhatan (ID # 3013).

For more photographs taken on board and close to this ship, see:

  • USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) -- Ship's Activities and Crew; and
  • Robert H. Helm's USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) Photo Collection.

    For other images concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Powhatan (ID # 3013), 1917-1919.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 103468

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken on board the ship, looking over her forecastle from her bridge, circa late 1918 or early 1919. Note the cargo booms attached to her foremast.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 100KB; 740 x 505 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 103464

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken on the ship's boat deck, looking aft on the starboard side, circa late 1918 or early 1919.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 103467

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken on board the ship, looking forward from her after superstructure, circa late 1918 or early 1919. Note the stacked life rafts in the foreground.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 111KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106353

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    At the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, circa April 1919.
    Note the decoration on her stern and her distinctive after gunfire control tower.
    The stern of another ship is at left.

    Photograph from the collection of Robert H. Helm, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Helm, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 74KB; 740 x 480 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106337

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    In dry dock at Newport News, Virginia, 1919.
    Note men standing on her starboard four-bladed propeller, water line painted on her hull, and the ship's rudder at left.

    Photograph from the collection of Robert H. Helm, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Helm, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 58KB; 740 x 460 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106338

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    In dry dock at Newport News, Virginia, 1919, with her port propeller shaft pulled out for maintenance.
    Note the shape of the ship's after hull.

    Photograph from the collection of Robert H. Helm, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Helm, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 78KB; 413 x 740 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 103466

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph of one of the ship's after deck guns, circa late 1918 or early 1919. Though the picture's original caption identifies this gun as a five-inch type, it is actually of six-inch caliber.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106351

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Sailor standing by the open breech of one of the ship's six-inch guns, 1919.

    Photograph from the collection of Robert H. Helm, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Helm, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 55KB; 740 x 465 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 103461

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the ship's pilot house, circa late 1918 or early 1919.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 505 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 103469

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the ship's engine room, circa late 1918 or early 1919.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 130KB; 740 x 530 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 103465

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the ship's main galley, circa late 1918 or early 1919.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 103462

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the officers' dining room on board the ship, circa late 1918 or early 1919.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 103463

    USS Powhatan
    (ID # 3013)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the First-Class Petty Officer's quarters on board the ship, circa late 1918 or early 1919.
    This image was published in 1918-1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Powhatan.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 505 pixels

     


    For more photographs taken on board and close to this ship, see:

  • USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) -- Ship's Activities and Crew; and
  • Robert H. Helm's USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) Photo Collection.

    For other images concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Powhatan (ID # 3013), 1917-1919.


    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 31 January 2006
    New images added and page divided 12 February 2009