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Photo #  NH 103097:  Ferry lighter Amackassin coming alongside USS Huntington in Brest harbor, France, 24 June 1919


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Amackassin (American Ferry Lighter, in service 1919)

Amackassin, which appears to have been a wooden vessel, was used at Brest, France as a ferry lighter, taking homeward-bound troops out to troop transports in the harbor. Not included in any list of U.S. Navy ships and craft, she may have been operated by the U.S. Army or another organization. We have no other information on this ship, except that her name and appearance appear to be American in origin.

This page features all the views we have concerning the ferry lighter Amackassin.


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Photo #: NH 103097

Return of U.S. Forces from France, 1919


Troops arriving at USS Huntington (Armored Cruiser # 5) for passage home from Brest, France, 24 June 1919. They are embarked on the small steamer Amackassin. Another U.S. Navy armored cruiser is in the right distance.

The original image is printed on postal card ("AZO") stock.

Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2005.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 480 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 107019

Homeward Bound U.S. Troops


On board the ferry lighter Amackassin preparing to transfer to a larger ship for transportation to the United States, in Brest Harbor, France, in 1919.
The original image is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.

Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2010.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 107KB; 900 x 595 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 106018

American Nurses boarding a transport from ferry lighters


At Brest, France, for passage home to the United States, 1919.
The inboard (right) lighter is Amackassin.
The original photograph is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.

Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 90KB; 455 x 765 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 106023

USS Seattle
(Armored Cruiser # 11)

Homeward-bound troops boarding the ship from the ferry lighter Amackassin, in Brest harbor, France, 10 May 1919.
The original photograph is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.

Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 465 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 105965

Ferry Lighter Amackassin


Alongside a transport in Brest harbor, France, to transfer troops for passage to the United States, June 1919.
The transport may be USS Imperator (ID # 4080), as the original photograph was acquired with a postcard sent from that ship.

Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2008.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 65KB; 455 x 765 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 50081

USS Huntington
(Armored Cruiser # 5, ex-West Virginia)

Troops on board the lighter Amackassin, waiting to board Huntington for their passage home from France, 1919.
Probably photographed in Brest harbor on 24 June 1919.

Courtesy of Lieutenant Commander Ellis M. Zacharias, USN, 1931.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 85KB; 740 x 440 pixels

 


Amackassin is seen distantly in the following photographs:

Photo #: NH 105072

White Star Line ferry lighters Nomadic
(inboard)
and Traffic (outboard)

Transferring troops to USS Imperator (ID # 4080) at Brest, France, for passage home to the United States, 10 June 1919.
The stern of the U.S. Navy personnel lighter Rin Tin Tin is in the right foreground. The small ship in the middle distance is the personnel lighter Amackassin. Faintly visible in the center distance is a U.S. Navy cruiser, either USS Saint Louis (Cruiser # 20) or USS Charleston (Cruiser # 22).
The original photograph was printed on post card ("AZO") stock.

Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2007.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 75KB; 450 x 765 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 104812

"Gobs Coaling at Brest, 6-10-19"


U.S. Navy Sailors coaling USS Imperator (ID # 4080) at Brest, France, on 10 June 1919.
In addition to the coal barges, three ferry lighters are alongside Imperator and another is in the middle distance. That closest to the camera, alongside one of the coal barges, is Rin Tin Tin. The other three lighters are crowded with troops awaiting transfer to the transport for passage to the United States. The two directly aft of Rin Tin Tin are the White Star Line's Nomadic (inboard) and Traffic (outboard). That in the middle distance is Amackassin. The ship faintly visible in the center distance is either USS Saint Louis (Cruiser # 20) or USS Charleston (Cruiser # 22).
The original photograph was printed on post card ("AZO") stock.

Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 81KB; 445 x 765 pixels

 


The ferry lighter seen in the following photograph appears to be Amackassin:

Photo #: NH 106693

"Homeward Bound", February 1919


Sunset (41st) Division troops boarding ship from a ferry lighter, for transportation home to the United States. Probably taken at Brest, France. Date appears to be 4 February 1919.
The ferry lighter appears to be Amackassin.
The original image is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.

Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2009.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 110KB; 900 x 540 pixels

 


NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 26 February 2010
    Minor caption error corrected 26 December 2010