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 | 74k | Rhode Island (BB-17) underway off New York City, with a tug steaming alongside, circa 1909. Note that she has been refitted with a "cage" foremast, but still has her military mainmast. | Photograph USNHC # 19-N-2-22-16, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | |
 | 38k | Off New York City with a barge at her starboard side, circa 1909. Photograph by Edward M. Mitchell. | Photograph by Edward M. Mitchell courtesy of Tommy Trampp. | |
 | 46k | Rhode Island (BB-17) sometime between 1909 & 1920. | USN photo courtesy of Barbara Starling. | |
 | 171k | Bow on view of the Rhode Island (BB-17) underway. | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-hec-03339v, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 62k | Panoramic image (made from two individual views), showing U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships and auxiliaries in Guantanamo Bay, circa the early or middle 1910s. Ships present include (in left half of image): four Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleships, one South Carolina class (BB-26 / 27) battleship, one Delaware class (BB-28 / 29) battleship, two unidentified auxiliaries and a collier; (in right half of image): all six Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships, both Mississippi class (BB-23 / 24) battleships, two unidentified auxiliaries, hospital ship Solace (AH-2) and a gunboat. | USNHC # NH 104537. Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN (Retired). Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006. | |
 | 69k | At anchor, circa mid-1910, after she had been refitted with two "cage masts". Note gun aiming practice devices fitted to her turrets. | USNI photo. | |
 | 177k | Captain John Hood was the Commanding Officer of the battleship Rhode Island (BB-17) of the Atlantic Fleet in 1910 - 1911. | Photo #15824v courtesy of the Library of Congress via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 57k | Rhode Island (BB-17) underway, leading a column of battleships, circa 1912. | USNHC # NH 82128. | |
 | 202k | Captain Clarence Stewart Williams commanded the battleship Rhode Island (BB-17) from 1912 to 1915, including operations during the Mexican Campaign of 1914. During World War I, he served as chief of staff of the Battleship Force, Atlantic Fleet and as commander of Battleship Division 8; Atlantic Fleet. | Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 38k | USNHC # NH 101089, from the album of Francis Sargent; courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986. Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo & text by The Democratic Banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 18 October 1912, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | ||
 | 62k | Atlantic Fleet Battleships steaming down Chesapeake Bay after visiting Annapolis, Maryland, circa 1913. Photographed by Sargent, probably from on board Rhode Island (BB-17). Next ship ahead is New Jersey (BB-16), with Georgia (BB-15) ahead of her. Six "Dreadnought" type battleships are leading the column. | From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986 / USNHC # NH 101064. | |
 | 90k | "Just as happy after coaling": Crewmen clowning for the camera after coaling ship, circa 1913. Photographed by Sargent. Note coal dust on nearly everyone, and goggles worn by a few. | USNHC # NH 101114, from the album of Francis Sargent; courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986. | |
 | 118k | "The first swimming call": Crewmen swim over the battleship's side after coaling, circa 1913. Note dirty faces of swimmers, and whaleboat standing by on lifeguard duty. Photographed by Sargent. | Photo USNHC # NH 101120, from the album of Francis Sargent; courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986. | |
 | 106k | Men of the battleship's First Division pose before the forward 12" & 8" superposed gun turret, circa 1913. Note goat in front center. Photographed by Sargent. | USNHC # NH 101126, from the album of Francis Sargent; courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986. | |
 | 66k | "Our Mess cooks": Three crewmen prepare to peel potatoes, circa 1913. Photographed by Sargent. | Photo USNHC # NH 101129, from the album of Francis Sargent; courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986. | |
 | 101k | View in the torpedo room of the Rhode Island (BB-17), showing underwater torpedo tubes, Bliss-Leavitt 21-inch torpedoes and their handling gear, circa 1913. | Photo # NH 101087 courtesy of USNHC. From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986. | |
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131k | Towing Target # 23, after being hit by gunfire from Virginia (BB-13) during Atlantic Fleet gunnery practice, circa 1913. Photographed by Sargent, probably from Rhode Island (BB-17). | U.S. Naval Historical Centre Photo # NH 101078, from the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986 via Robert Hurst. | |
 | 130k | With # 25 hanging between her funnels, the Rhode Island (BB-17) lies in mid stream, on 17 July 1913. | Digital ID: # LC-B2-2445-16. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. | |
 | 50k | Rear Admiral Frank Fletcher and the Rhode Island (BB-17) Since the arrival of the battleship Rhode Island at Vera Cruz a few days ago, Rear Admiral Frank Fletcher has made that huge craft his flagship. Rear Admiral Fletcher is in command of the five American battleships and two cruisers now in the Gulf of Mexico. Should intervention come he would handle the naval division of this country's forces. |
Image and text provided by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ. Photo courtesy of Bisbee Daily Review. (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 22 November 1913, Image 1 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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 | 81k | Sailors and Marines practice dancing on the battleship's quarterdeck, circa 1913. Photographed by Sargent. | Photo # NH 101123 courtesy of USNHC. From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986. | |
 | 96k | Liberty party inspection, while the Rhode Island (BB-17) was anchored off New York City, circa 1913. Another battleship is anchored in the distance, at right. Photographed by Sargent. | Photo # NH 101121 courtesy of USNHC. From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986. | |
 | 3.50k | U. S. WARSHIPS RESCUE 500 AMERICANS Battleship Rhode Island (BB-17), now in Tampico,on board which scores of refugees are seeking safety from the shell riddled town. | Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call and Post. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 13 December 1913, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 576k | FLETCHER ON JOB; WASHINGTON EASY. REAR ADMIRAL FLETCHER AND HIS FLAGSHIP, THE RHODE ISLAND (BB-17) | Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX. Photo & text by El Paso Herald.(El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 10 January 1914, Week-End Edition, Cable News and Too Late to Classify, Image 9, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 489k | MARINES LAND AT VERA CRUZ Badger's Ships Ordered to Blockade Harbor of Vera Cruz Five of the Battleships Which Will Participate in Blockade |
Image and text provided by University of Oregon, Knight Library;
Eugene, OR. Photo courtesy of The Evening Herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906- 1942, 21 April 1914, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 71k | U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming toward Mexican waters in 1914. Photograph copyrighted in 1914 by E. Muller, Jr., and Pach. The following battleships that were dispatched to Mexican waters included the: Ohio (BB-12), Virginia (BB-13), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Jersey (BB-16), Rhode Island (BB-17), Connecticut (BB-18), Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22), Mississippi (BB-23), Idaho (BB-24), New Hampshire (BB-25), South Carolina (BB-26), Michigan (BB-27), Delaware (BB-28), North Dakota (BB-29), Florida (BB-30), Utah (BB-31), Wyoming (BB-32), Arkansas (BB-33), New York (BB-34) & Texas (BB-35) . In insets are (left to right): Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo, Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger. | USNHC # NH 60322. | |
 | 377k | Taken from the U.S. battleship Michigan (BB-27), the target, anchored in Chesapeake Bay, with the Rhode Island (BB-17) standing by passing a line to take it in tow. The ships take turns at towing the target. | Photo by Enrique Mueller Jr. PDF courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Tribune, 9 May 1915, Image 51. | |
 | 250k | OUTLINED AGAINST A CURTAIN OF DARKNESS A fleet of destroyers and torpedo-boats has now arrived at New York to join the heavy ships of the line. Altogether, about 50 vessels will be assembled when the ceremonies began next Monday. It is promised that the strained international relations will have no effect on the parade. | Photo by International News Service. Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 13 May 1915, Night Extra, Image 16, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 25k | "Ships of the Atlantic Fleet playing their searchlights at night along the Hudson River." | USN photo by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 16 May 1915, Page 1. | |
 | 84k | "Eager crowds viewing the submarines at the foot of 135TH street with the Rhode Island (BB-17) in mid stream." The submarine tender is the Tonopah (M-8). | Photo i.d. courtesy of Ric Hedman. Photo by H.H. Russell, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 16 May 1915, Page 1. |
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 | 4.42k | "The Atlantic Fleet saluting the President as it passed out to sea last Tuesday mid-day, with the New York skyline in the background." The battleship Virginia (BB-13) is leading the ships shown in the photograph to the left, and is followed by the Rhode Island (BB-17), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Hampshire (BB-25) and Louisiana (BB-19) in the order named. | Photo by International News Service, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 23 May 1915, Page 3. PDF image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation. Photo by The Sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 19 May 1915, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 637k | NAVAL "ROOKIES" LEAVE LEAGUE ISLAND ON TRAINING CRUISE The volunteers" who boarded the battleship Rhode Island (BB-17) this afternoon presented themselves to the public earlier in the day in a march down Broad street from Callowhill. The detail shows a typical farewell scene on the dock at the Navy Yard. | Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 15 August 1916, Night Extra, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 75k | Rhode Island (BB-17) at the Boston Navy Yard, painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, in 1917-18. | USNHC # NH 101192 courtesy of the Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown Navy Yard. | |
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488k | Experimental WW I camouflage, port side view of the New Jersey (BB-16), circa 1918. It was called a MacKay "disruptive low-visibility pattern" and the photo was taken while the Navy was testing it against range finders. Note that even the ship's boat alongside is camouflaged in the same pattern. The Battleship off the stern of the New Jersey is most likely the Rhode Island (BB-17). |
NARA FILE #: 1165-WW-335A-48. Photo # HD-SN-99-02137, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 67k | Captain J.L.Latimer commanded the Rhode Island (BB-17) approximately 25 Oct 1918 through 26 Jan 1919, and invites you to attend the ship's ball with him in Boston in 1918. | Photo courtesy of Ron Reeves & Bill Gonyo via ebay.com. Photos added 01/24/12. |
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 | 143k | Starboard Side View, 1919. | USN photo courtesy of Larry Bohn. | |
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110k | Steaming through Gatun Lake during the passage of the Pacific Fleet through the Panama Canal, 1 August 1919. | Photo USNHC # NH 75723, courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.; collection of Admiral William V. Pratt. | |
 | 156k | Rhode Island (BB-17) arrives at Mare Island on 12 September 1919. | USN photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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109k | Pacific Fleet Battleships tied up at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, in the Spring of 1920. Ships are (from left-center foreground to right-center distance): Georgia (BB-15); Rhode Island (BB-17); Vermont (BB-20) and Nebraska (BB-14). | USNHC # NH 45052. | |
 | 92k | Stern photo of the California (BB-44) at her outfitting dock at Mare Island Navy Yard sometime between 7 Feb & 24 Feb 1920. This time-frame established by the dry docking dates of the Rhode Island (BB-17); her masts and stacks are just visible to the right of the California superstructure. Also, USAT Grant & the Comfort are aft of the California . YD-33 is along side of the California. | USN photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 614k | California (BB-44) at her outfitting berth. I believe this photo was taken between 7 Feb & 24 Feb 1920. This is based on the fact that the Rhode Island (BB-17) was in dry dock #2 and her gagged mast can be seen in the background above California. Other ships in the background to the left of California are left to right, USAT Mount Vernon and Comfort. The picture shows YD-33 (150 Tons) along side California. The floating crane was used to lift machinery aboard the battleship and the fixed derrick on the California was used to position in the ship. | USN photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 564k | Photo of the Mare Island Marine football team in the fall of 1920 with the Georgia (BB-15), Nebraska (BB-14) and Rhode Island (BB-17) in the background. | USN photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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108k | Mare Island Navy Yard, California. Six destroyers docked at one time in the Yard's concrete Dry Dock # 2, during the 1920s. These ships are all members of Destroyer Division 36. The three in front are (from left to right): Farenholt (DD-332), Sumner (DD-333) and Hull (DD-330). The dry dock's dimensions, as given on the photograph, are 740 feet in length and 120 feet in width, with 30 feet of water over the sill. The destroyers in the back row are MacDonough (DD-331), Corry (DD-334) and Melvin (DD-335). All six ships were dock from 15 Jun 22 until 14 July 22. Masts of the decommissioned battleships Rhode Island (BB-17), Vermont (BB-20), Nebraska, (BB-14) and Georgia (BB-15) are just visible to the left of the dock destroyers. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 70684, courtesy of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 1970. Partial text & photo i.d. courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 82k | Ex armored cruiser Frederick (ACR-8) is moored alongside the battleship Rhode Island (BB-17) at Mare Island in 1922. Both ships are decommissioned. | USN photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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18k | Mare Island Navy Yard in late 1923. Ships included the battleships Georgia (BB-15), Nebraska, (BB-14), Vermont (BB-20), and Rhode Island (BB-17), (right center). Also shown is the Tippecanoe (AO-21) and two older cruisers. | Vallejo Naval Museum photo courtesy of Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner & submitted by Robert Hurst. | |
 | 376k | A guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 Dec 1991. | USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
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