USS Tudno, a 754 ton paddle-wheel personnel ferry, was built in 1891 at Glasgow, Scotland, as the commercial steamship H.T. Jackson. Later renamed Saint Tudno, she was employed in British waters and in the English Channel. Loaned to the U.S. Navy in about October 1918, she was placed in service, with her name shortened to Tudno, as a ferry lighter, carrying passengers between troopships and the shore at Brest, France. This important, if somewhat prosaic, work continued until mid-August 1919, when Tudno steamed to Southampton, England, and was returned to British custody. Her subsequent civilian service, again under the name Saint Tudno, lasted until the mid-1920s.
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Photo #: NH 100626 USS Tudno (1918-1919) Underway at Brest, France, while serving as a ship-to-shore ferry for U.S. forces based there, soon after the end of World War I. Large ship in the center distance is USS Leviathan (ID # 1326). Courtesy of Jack Howland, 1986. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 525 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 53899-A USS Tudno (1918-1919) Alongside USS George Washington (ID # 3018) in Brest harbor, France, December 1918. Tudno was employed by the Navy at Brest as a ship-to-shore ferry. This image is cropped from Photo # NH 53899. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 640 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105025 USS Troy (ID # 1614) At Brest, France, circa May-June 1919, probably while embarking troops for passage home to the United States. The paddle-wheel personnel lighter Tudno is alongside. Photographed from on board USS Patricia. Photograph from the album of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Edward D. Porges. Donated by his daughter, Gail Porges Guggenheim, 2007. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 470 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105014 USS Troy (ID # 1614) At Brest, France, circa May-June 1919, probably while embarking troops for passage home to the United States. Two personnel lighters are nearby: Tudno at left and either Rin Tin Tin or Nenette in the center of the view. Photographed from on board USS Patricia. Photograph from the album of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Edward D. Porges. Donated by his daughter, Gail Porges Guggenheim, 2007. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 37KB; 740 x 465 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 100759 USS Tudno (1918-1919) Alongside USS Seattle (Armored Cruiser # 11) at Brest, France, on 6 March 1919. She has troops on board for transfer to the cruiser, which will transport them back to the United States. Courtesy of Jack Howland, 1986. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 465 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 106036 USS Tudno (Ferry Lighter, 1918-1919) Coming alongside USS Santa Clara (ID # 4523) in Brest harbor, France, 23 July 1919, to transfer troops for passage home to the United States. 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: 80KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 106037 USS Tudno (Ferry Lighter, 1918-1919) Alongside USS Santa Clara (ID # 4523) in Brest harbor, France, 23 July 1919, transferring troops for passage home to the United States. 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: 109KB; 740 x 460 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 77175 USS Huntington (Armored Cruiser # 5, ex-West Virginia) Troops on board the lighter Tudno, ready to board Huntington for their passage home, in Brest harbor, France, 17 April 1919. Photographed by Sponagle & Haynie. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1973. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 25 November 2005
Text updated and link added 26 February 2010