Name/Title
B+W photo of U.S.S. Leviathan at U.S. Army Transport Service piers, Hoboken, N.J., Aug. 9, 1919.Entry/Object ID
2011.005.0053Description
Black-and-white photo of the U.S.S. Leviathan at U.S. Army Transport Service piers, Port of Debarkation, Hoboken, N.J., August 9, 1919.
2-5/16" high x 3-3/8" wide. Photographer was C.T.G. (not identified); reverse has contemporary holographic ink caption: The Leviathan - at Hoboken, N.J., Aug. 9, 1919. Taken by C.T.G.
View is northwest of the ship at pier 5. Note sign on stern: U.S. Navy Transport. Signs for U.S. Army Transport Service on the pier sheds.
The Leviathan, formerly the S.S. Vaterland of the Hamburg-America Line until 1917, was the largest troop ship used in World War I. It is known to have made its last trans-Atlantic crossing as a troop transport in September 1919. Decommissioned on Oct. 29, 1919 and turned over to the U.S. Shipping Board.Acquisition
Accession
2011.005Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Made/Created
Date made
1919 - 1919Notes
Date: 1919-1919General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-04-07
