Photo #: NH 46706
Lemnos (Greek battleship, 1914)
Firing a salute to U.S. Navy Admiral Mark L. Bristol, at Smyrna,
Turkey, 15 September 1919. Lemnos is flying the U.S. and
Greek flags at the foremast peak and the Italian flag at the
mainmast peak. A British D-class light cruiser is in the right
distance, also with the Italian flag at the mainmast peak.
Lemnos was the former USS Idaho (Battleship # 24).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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