WWI US Navy Sailor Photos USS Huntington Armored Cruiser RPPC Postcards c 1918

Description: Check out our store under the "Military Collectibles" category for other similar views and save on shipping! Estate sale find, vintage original WWI US Navy Sailor Photos (3) USS Huntington Armored Cruiser RPPC Real Photo Postcards, circa 1916-1920. The first USS West Virginia (ACR-5/CA-5), also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 5", and later renamed Huntington, was a United States Navy Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser. The ship was launched on 18 April 1903 by Newport News Drydock & Shipbuilding Co., and commissioned on 23 February 1905. Assigned to Cruiser and Transport Force, Atlantic Fleet, Huntington next sailed for France to bring home veterans of the European fighting. She departed New York on 17 December, arrived Brest 29 December, and brought over 1,700 passengers to New York on 14 January 1919. The ship made five more voyages to France and return, bringing home nearly 12,000 troops, and terminated her last voyage at Boston on 5 July. Detached from Transport Force, she was reassigned to Cruiser Force and became flagship of Flying Squadron 1 on 8 July. Huntington decommissioned at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine on 1 September 1920. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 March 1930 and sold in accordance with the London Naval Treaty on 30 August. The item measures approximately 3.5" X 5.5", approximate shipping weight 2 ounces. PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The item appears to be in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, chipping, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images. (PH20-305)

Price: 36.16 USD

Location: Bakersfield, California

End Time: 2024-11-25T13:14:37.000Z

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