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Photo # NH 99852:  Division Two, Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla in an East or Gulf Coast river, circa 1914

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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Walke (Destroyer # 34), 1911-1935 --
Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla Ships and Activities, circa 1914 (Part II)



This page features some of the photographs from a collection related to the crew and activities of USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) in about 1914.

For a general description of this collection and more images from it, see:

  • USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) -- Crew and Activities, circa 1914.

    For overall photographs of USS Walke, see:

  • USS Walke (Destroyer # 34, later DD-34), 1911-1935.


    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 99863

    Destroyer laying a smoke screen, circa 1914


    She is probably part of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack destroyer which was a member of the Second Division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 53KB; 740 x 445 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99864

    Destroyer laying a smoke screen, circa 1914


    She may be part of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a member of the Second Division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 58KB; 740 x 455 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99858

    Destroyers underway in harbor, circa 1914


    The ship in the foreground is a member of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla. That beyond is a four-stack destroyer of either the First or Fourth Divisions.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack destroyer which was a member of the Second Division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 445 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99859

    Destroyer underway, circa 1914


    She is a member of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack destroyer which was a member of the Second Division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 58KB; 740 x 450 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99861

    S.S. Rose Standish
    (American Coastal Passenger Steamer, 1912)

    Underway with her decks crowded with passengers, passing near a U.S. Navy destroyer, circa 1914. The location is probably in the New England area, as Rose Standish was owned by the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company, of Boston, Massachusetts.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack destroyer which was a member of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 450 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99852

    Division Two, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla


    In a U.S. East or Gulf Coast river, circa 1914.
    The five three-stack destroyers in the center and left of the view are members of Division Two, with one of them probably being USS Walke (Destroyer # 34).
    The torpedo boat immediately ahead of the right-most destroyer appears to be USS Bailey (Torpedo Boat # 21, which was assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Division at Annapolis, Maryland, during this time.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke crewmember.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 52KB; 740 x 450 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99853

    U.S. Navy Aircraft C-5
    (Curtiss F-Type flying boat)

    Resting on the water, circa 1914.
    USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2), flagship of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla, is in the right distance, with the Flotilla's tender, USS Dixie, beyond. Several of the Flotilla's destroyers are also present.
    Location may be Pensacola, Florida, which was visited by the Flotilla in April 1914, shortly before Birmingham took two aircraft to Tampico, Mexico.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, and she may be among the three-stack destroyers visible.
    Though this aircraft was redesignated AB-5 in March 1914, "USN C-5" is clearly marked on its rudder.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 450 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99854

    U.S. Navy Aircraft C-5
    (Curtiss F-Type flying boat)

    Taxies past a destroyer, circa 1914.
    Location may be Pensacola, Florida, which was visited by the Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla in April 1914.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, which was one of the three-stack destroyers of the type seen in this photo.
    Though this aircraft was redesignated AB-5 in March 1914, "USN C-5" is clearly marked on its rudder.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 52KB; 740 x 450 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99860

    Civilian "Runabout" Motor Boat


    Speeds past a destroyer in a U.S. East or Gulf Coast port, circa 1914. The destroyer is probably part of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack destroyer which was a member of the Second Division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 49KB; 740 x 450 pixels

     

    For a general description of this collection and more images from it, see:

  • USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) -- Crew and Activities, circa 1914.

    For overall photographs of USS Walke, see:

  • USS Walke (Destroyer # 34, later DD-34), 1911-1935.


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


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    Page made 31 December 2004
    Coding updated 28 February 2006