USS Columbia (AG-9) moored. Orginal built as "Great Nothern" she was in the Pacific Ocean as USATS Great Northern. On 19 November 1921 she was renamed USS Columbia (AG-9). On 4 March 1922 she was decommissioned and renamed H. F. Alexander with Canadian Pacific until 1942. Renamed George S. Simonds she served as a troop transport during World War II.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Black and White
Collection
Postcard Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Source, Unknown
Studio
Unknown Organization
Date made
Feb 22, 1922
Place
Bay
Guantanamo Bay
Country
Cuba
Ocean
Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean
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
III-A-7c Communication, research & survey ships -- U.S. Navy -- AG, AGC, AGS, AGR, AGEH
