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Photo # NH 53899:  USS George Washington anchored in Brest Harbor, France, December 1918

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS George Washington (ID # 3018), 1917-1919 --
President Wilson's Voyage to France, Dec. 1918 --
At Brest, France, circa 13 December 1918


This page features all the views we have concerning USS George Washington at Brest, France, in December 1918, soon after her arrival with President Wilson on board.

For images of other aspects of trip, see:

  • USS George Washington (ID # 3018) -- President Wilson's Voyage to France, December 1918.

    For views concerning President Wilson's other voyages on USS George Washington, see:

  • USS George Washington (ID # 3018) -- Views taken during President Wilson's European Voyages.


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

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 53893

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018)

    Arrives at Brest, France, with President Woodrow Wilson on board, 13 December 1918.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 550 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 78103

    USS Florida
    (Battleship # 30)

    Ship's crew manning the rail as USS George Washington (in background) enters Brest harbor, France, with President Woodrow Wilson on board, 13 December 1918.
    Note Marines in the center foreground, and training markings painted on her 12-inch gun turret side.

    Collection of Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, USN, 1962.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 475 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53898

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018)

    Anchored in Brest harbor, France, 13 December 1918.
    Photographed by Zimmer.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53883

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018)

    Anchored at Brest, France, in December 1918.
    U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships are in the distance.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 49KB; 740 x 380 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53895

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018)

    Arrives at Brest, France, with President Woodrow Wilson on board, 13 December 1918.
    Photographed by Zimmer.
    Note the U.S. Navy battleships in the distance.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 585 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53894

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018)

    Arrives at Brest, France, with President Woodrow Wilson on board, 13 December 1918.
    Photographed by Zimmer.
    Note the U.S. Navy battleship in the left distance.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 585 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53899

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018)

    Anchored in Brest harbor, France, for a review of the U.S. fleet, December 1918.
    USS Tudno (1918-1919), a side-wheel steamer employed by the Navy as a ship-to-shore ferry, is alongside George Washington.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53882

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018)

    Anchored at Brest, France, after bringing President Woodrow Wilson across the Atlantic from the U.S., circa 13 December 1918.
    Note the tugs at right, and sailing merchantmen in the distance.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 495 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53897

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018), at right

    Anchored at Brest, France, with President Woodrow Wilson on board, 13 December 1918.
    USS Pennsylvania (Battleship # 38), which had escorted George Washington across the Atlantic, is in the center distance. Passing by in the foreground is SC-405, which was soon transferred to the French Navy.
    Note the U.S. Army Signal Corps insignia in the photo's lower left.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 470 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53896

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018), at right

    Arrives at Brest, France, with President Woodrow Wilson on board, 13 December 1918.
    Photographed by Zimmer from on board another Navy ship. In the left background is USS Pennsylvania (Battleship # 38), which had escorted George Washington across the Atlantic.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 65KB; 740 x 580 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 63454

    Battleships of the Sixth Battle Squadron

    (anchored in column in the left half of the photograph)

    At Brest, France, on 13 December 1918. USS George Washington (ID # 3018), which had just carried President Woodrow Wilson from the United States to France, is in the right background.
    Photographed by Zimmer.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 52716

    Admiral William S. Sims, USN
    (left center)

    Salutes a French Navy officer, as he leaves USS George Washington (ID # 3018) at Brest, France, probably on 13 December 1918.
    Following immediately behind Admiral Sims is his Aide, Commander Percy Foote, USN.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 580 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 52730

    USS George Washington
    (ID # 3018)

    U.S. Navy officers leaving the ship at Brest, France, probably on 13 December 1918.
    A French Navy Lieutenant is at left, welcoming the Americans to France.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     


    For images of other aspects of trip, see:

  • USS George Washington (ID # 3018) -- President Wilson's Voyage to France, December 1918.

    For views concerning President Wilson's other voyages on USS George Washington, see:

  • USS George Washington (ID # 3018) -- Views taken during President Wilson's European Voyages.


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


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