U.S.T.B. “Decator” at anchor. Long Island Sound. [copyright 1905]
Entry/Object ID
PC00585
Description
Color postcard of the port side of the USS Decator(DDG73) at anchor in Long Island Sound, flying Union Jack at bow staff and US Colors at stern staff, crew on deck in blue uniforms and some in white uniforms, flying command pennant at peak of foretruck, launched September 26, 1900, struck from Navy List September 15, 1919, the Decator was the first destroyer commissioned in the US Navy.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Color
Collection
Postcard Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Muller, Enrique
Studio
American News Company
Date made
1900 - 1919
Place
Unknown
Unknown
Notes
Date: 1905
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-5a U.S. Navy -- DD1 to DD347 -- World War I destroyers & early types
