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Photo # NH 99891:  USS Camden at the Boston Navy Yard, 13 October 1919

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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Camden (ID # 3143, later AS-6), 1917-1946 --
After her 1918-1919 conversion to a Submarine Tender


This page features some of the views we have concerning USS Camden (ID # 3143, later AS-6) after she was converted to a submarine tender in 1918-1919.

For more images related to this ship, see:

  • USS Camden (ID # 3143, later AS-6 & IX-42), 1917-1946.


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

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    Photo #: NH 99891

    USS Camden
    (ID # 3143)

    At the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 13 October 1919.
    Panoramic photograph by J. Crosby, Naval Photographer, 11 Portland St., Boston, Mass.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Crosby Collection.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 84KB; 900 x 415 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99894

    USS Camden
    (ID # 3143, later AS-6)

    At anchor on 21 January 1920, with USS R-1 (Submarine # 78) alongside.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 580 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 82521

    USS Camden
    (ID # 3143, later AS-6)

    At New York City on 2 May 1920, with six "R" type submarines alongside.
    USS R-5 (Submarine # 82) is the third sub from the left.

    Collection of William E. Bennington, Senior. Donated by W.E. and R.W. Bennington, 1974.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 565 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106294

    USS Camden
    (AS-6)

    At the Norfolk Navy Yard on 29 January 1921.
    Panoramic photograph by Crosby, Naval Photographer, 11 Portland St., Boston, Mass.

    Donation of Captain Stephen S. Roberts, USNR (Retired), 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 130KB; 1200 x 650 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 102968

    USS Camden
    (AS-6)

    In # 1 Wet Basin at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, just before leaving for the West Coast, April 1921.
    The original photograph is printed on postal card ("AZO") stock.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2005.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 475 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 55044

    USS Camden
    (AS-6)

    In San Pedro Harbor, California, 1921.
    Submarines alongside are (from outboard to inboard):
    USS R-1 (SS-78);
    USS R-3 (SS-80);
    USS R-8 (SS-85);
    USS R-4 (SS-81);
    USS R-2 (SS-79); and
    USS R-10 (SS-87).

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 55045

    USS Camden
    (AS-6)

    In San Pedro Harbor, California, 1921.
    Submarines alongside are (from outboard to inboard):
    USS R-1 (SS-78);
    USS R-3 (SS-80);
    USS R-8 (SS-85);
    USS R-4 (SS-81);
    USS R-2 (SS-79); and
    USS R-10 (SS-87).
    The original print was autographed in June 1967 by Admiral Thomas C. Hart, USN (Retired), who used Camden as his flagship from May 1930 to January 1931, while he was Commander, Control Force, U.S. Fleet. He was a Rear Admiral at that time.
    This photo, without autograph, is Photo # NH 55044.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 92002

    USS Camden
    (AS-6)

    Photographed circa the early 1920s, with four "R" type submarines alongside, including (from left to right):
    USS R-6 (SS-83);
    USS R-4 (SS-81);
    unidentified; and
    USS R-2 (SS-79).

    Collection of Joseph A. Hendricks.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 435 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99890

    USS Camden
    (AS-6)

    At anchor with "R" type submarines alongside, during the early 1920s.

    Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold, USN.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 51KB; 740 x 465 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 102970

    Captain William S. Miller, USN

    Commanding Officer, USS Camden (AS-6)

    On board his ship, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, in March 1921.
    The original photograph is printed on postal card ("AZO") stock.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2005.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 53KB; 740 x 460 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 92003

    USS Camden
    (AS-6)

    Ship's band, circa the early 1920s.

    Collection of Joseph A. Hendricks.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 475 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 102969

    USS Camden
    (AS-6)

    Scene in the ship's Blacksmith Shop, 1921.
    The original photograph is printed on postal card ("AZO") stock.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2005.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 480 pixels

     


    For more images related to this ship, see:

  • USS Camden (ID # 3143, later AS-6 & IX-42), 1917-1946.


    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 may 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 30 December 2004
    New image added 20 April 2009