Photo #: NH 99389
Welcome (American Motor Boat, 1914)
Postal card featuring a view of the boat underway in a Great
Lakes port prior to World War I. Photographed by Gallagher, the
original card advertises sightseeing cruises on the St. Louis
River, with Captain Dick Schell as point of contact.
This fast (18 miles per hour) open cockpit type pleasure boat
was acquired by the Navy on 7 August 1917 and placed in commission
as USS Welcome (SP-1175) on 17 August. She was returned
to her owner on 7 March 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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