USAT Edmund B. Alexander

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

USAT Edmund B. Alexander

Entry/Object ID

PC06500

Description

Starboard side view of the Edmund B. Alexander lying to in a harbor, flying call sign signal pennants from starboard yard arm, cargo booms in stowed positions, she was seized from the Germans in WWI and served as a US Troop ship, in 1940 the Edmund B. Alexander was designated USAT and served during WWII as a troop ship, the vessel was scrapped in January 1957, it was sold for scrap in 1957.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Source, Unknown

Studio

Unknown Organization

Date made

n.d.

Place

Unknown

Unknown

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-7f U.S. Navy -- AP, APA -- Navy & Army transports