Name/Title
Dry Dock, United States Navy Yard, Mare Island, California.Entry/Object ID
PC00189Description
May be a color photograph of Gunboat USS Bennington, the Bennington was launched 3 June 1890, a boiler explosion occurred in San Diego Harbor on 21 July 1905, the ship was unrepairable and was removed from Navy list 10 September 1910 or the ship could be one of the Texas class battleships , Indiana BB-01, Massachusetts BB-02, Oregon BB-03 or the Iowa BB-04 in Drydock. victors of the Spanish America War, the USS Maine was lost during that period. The Texas was launched 28 January 1892, and was struck from Navy List 1911.Collection
Postcard CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Mitchell, Edward HenryStudio
Maritime Museum of San DiegoDate made
1892 - 1911Place
Military
Mare Island Naval ShipyardIsland
Mare Island, CACity
Vallejo, CARiver
Sacramento RiverRegion
Northern CaliforniaState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
USAContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 1800Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationSearch Terms
Postcard, III-A-15 U.S. Navy -- Gunboats, VI-- Ship building & repair, III-A-10 U.S. Navy -- Shore stations & Naval Academy