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Photo #: NH 99513

S.S. Kentuckian
(American Freighter, 1910)

Navy Armed Guard gun crew poses by the ship's 5"/51 gun, circa 1917-1918.
Note inscription on the gun's sight bar: "for S.S. Kentuckian".
This ship served as USS Kentuckian (ID # 1544) in 1919.

Courtesy of Don S. Montgomery, USN (Retired).

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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8 September 2004