U. S. Prison Ships, Southery and Topeka, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H.
Entry/Object ID
PC00029
Description
Color postcard of the waterfront of the Portsmouth NH Prison Ships the Southery & Topeka, it is "airbedding" day as the yardarms are filled with clothing to be dried.The USS Southery is to the East of the Topeka with the smoke stack, the Navy acquired her 16 April as a collier, on 6 April 1902 she was converted to a prison ship, struck from Navy List 1 September 1933. The Topeka entered Naval Service on 2 April 1898 as the USS Topeka, on 7 Sept. 1905 designated a prison ship at Portsmouth NH, struck from Naval Records on 2 January 1930.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Color
Collection
Postcard Collection
Made/Created
Studio
G.W. Morros
Date made
1898 - 1930
Place
Military
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
City
Kittery, ME
State/Province
Maine
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Ocean
East Coast of North America, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean
Notes
Date: postmarked July 20th 1912
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
Search Terms
Postcard, III-A-10 U.S. Navy -- Shore stations & Naval Academy
