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Photo # NH 43081:  Crew members wave from USS Orizaba as she sails from New York for France, 1918

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USS Orizaba (ID # 1536), 1918-1919 --
On Board and Close Up Views


This page features all the views we have that were taken on board USS Orizaba (ID # 1536) during the World War I era, or which show her in close up.

For other images concerning this ship, see:

  • Orizaba (ID # 1536, later AP-24), 1918-1919 and 1941-1945.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.


    Photo #: NH 41891

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Crew of the ship's starboard forward five-inch gun drilling, while she was underway during World War I.
    Note the canvas cover over this gun's muzzle.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 99KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 43080

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Leaving her New York City slip and going down the North River, bound for France in 1918.
    The tug A.T.S. No. 3 is assisting.
    Note lifeboats and life rafts, and the pattern camouflage painted on Orizaba's hull and superstructure.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 43081

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Crew members wave from her stern gun platform, as the ship sails from New York City for France, in 1918.
    The gun is a 5"/50 or 5"/51.
    Note the U.S. Ensign flying behind these men, and the pattern camouflage painted on the ship's structure.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 43079

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Gun crewmen waving from her stern gun platform as the ship sails from New York City for France, 1918.
    The gun is a 5"/50 or 5"/51.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76048

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the interior of the ship's Wheel House, with steering wheel, binnacle and engine order telegraph visible.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 85KB; 740 x 515 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76049

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the ship's Officers' Mess Room, with tables set for a meal.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76050

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the interior of the ship's Officers' Pantry.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76051

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the Troops' Mess Hall on board the ship.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76052

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the Troops' Galley on board the ship.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76053

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the ship's medical Operating Room.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 515 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76054

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the ship's Dispensary.
    Note the telephone in right center.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 515 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76055

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the ship's Carpenter Shop.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 116KB; 740 x 515 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 76056

    USS Orizaba
    (ID # 1536)

    Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1918-1919, showing the ship's Engine Room.
    The original image was published in 1918-1919 as one of ten photographs in a "Souvenir Folder" of views concerning USS Orizaba.

    Donation of W.R. Koger, 1972.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 515 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 104683-A

    Officers and Men of the Eleventh Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps


    On board USS Orizaba (ID # 1536) on 6 August 1919, probably at Newport News, Virginia.
    Cropped from Photo # NH 104683, a panoramic photograph by the Ralph W. Dickinson Photo Co., Newport News, Virginia.
    Note the cargo-handling booms stowed between the ship's foremast base and her superstructure face.

    Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 133KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     

    For other images concerning this ship, see:

  • Orizaba (ID # 1536, later AP-24), 1918-1919 and 1941-1945.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 27 October 2005
    New image added 15 April 2007