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Photo #: NH 101432

S.S. Dubhe
(Dutch Freighter, 1912)

Under repair, circa 1918, while painted in Dutch neutrality markings.
Seized by the U.S. Government on 20 March 1918, this freighter was acquired by the Navy on 1 April 1918 and placed in commission as USS Dubhe (ID # 2562) on 2 April. On 6 April 1918, having seen no active service, she was decommissioned and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board.

The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Image posted 21 January 2006