Photo #: NH 56933
Presentation of a bronze statue to USS Seattle (Armored
Cruiser # 11), 11 October 1919
M. Juserand, Ambassador of France to the United States, (center,
with beard), in the office of Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels (second from left), during ceremonies in which the statue
(seen at left) was presented on behalf of the city of Grasse,
France, honoring Seattle as the first American warship
escorting troopships to France after the United States entered
World War I.
The others present are Admiral Henry B. Wilson, USN, Commander-in-Chief,
U.S. Atlantic Fleet (left); Rear Admiral Albert P. Niblack, USN,
Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Intelligence (center
background); Rear Admiral Josiah S. McKean, USN, Office of the
Chief of Naval Operations (3rd from right); Capitaine de Fregate
Saint Seans, French Naval Attache (2nd from right); and Commander
Percy W. Foote, USN, Aide to the Secretary of the Navy (right).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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