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 | 104k | Model of the name sake Connecticut class (BB-18) and her five sisters: Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22), New Hampshire (BB-25), as built, dated 23 March 1928. | Photo from National Archives & Record Administration (NARA), Record Group RG-19N, Box 33. Courtesy of Dan Treadwell. | |
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147k | Louisiana (BB-19) possibly during her commissioning ceremony at Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.,June 2 1906. | Photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. | |
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92k | Starboard beam view of the Louisiana (BB-19) in her original configuration as seen in this postcard drawn by Edward H. Mitchell Publishers of San Francisco, CA. | Photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. | |
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83k | Photographed in 1906 by Enrique Muller. | USNHC # NH 59575. | |
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72k | Louisiana's (BB-19) officers make up a Christmas band on the afterdeck, while the ship was at Havana, Cuba, 1906. Among those present are Assistant Surgeon Richard A. Warner; Joseph O. Foster; Joseph Evans; Ensign Harold E. Clark; Lieutenant Robert W. McNeeley; Marine Captain John W. Wadleigh; and Ensign Richard Wainwright, Jr. | USNHC # NH 52801. | |
 | 111 | Steroscopic color print of the Connecticut (BB-18) with the battleships Louisiana (BB-19) on her starboard side and the Vermont(BB-20) on her port, circa 1908. | Courtesy of Paul Petosky. | |
 | 119k | Text of the reverse side of the steroscopic color print of the Connecticut (BB-18) with the battleships Louisiana (BB-19) on her starboard side and the Vermont (BB-20) on her port, circa 1908. | Courtesy of Paul Petosky. | |
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100k | Off Coronado, California, on 14 April 1908, during the "Great White Fleet's" visit to the west coast. Note lighted ship's name displayed on the bridge. | USNHC # NH 63136 photo courtesy of the Historical Collection, Union Title Insurance Company, San Diego, California. | |
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69k | Louisiana (BB-19) as she appeared during the "Great White Fleet's" visit to Austraila in 1908. | Photo printed on a stereograph card, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of Warren McLean. | |
 | 83k | Prominent "Great White Fleet" Officers appear in this photo. From left to right & top to bottom: First row: Captain McCrea, Captain Bartlett, Captain Kossuth Niles, of Louisiana (BB-19); Captain Hugo Osterhaus, of Connecticut (BB-18) & Captain Ingersoll. Second row: Captain John M. Bowyer, of Illinois (BB-07); Captain Joseph B. Murdock, of Rhode Island (BB-17); Admiral Bob Evans; Admiral Potter, & Admiral Schroder. Third row: Captain Alexander Sharp, of Virginia (BB-13); Captain Veeder, Captain Murrell, Admiral Wainwright, & Admiral Vaher. | Photo printed on a stereograph card, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of Warren McLean. | |
 | 99k | Commanding officers of most of the fleet's ships, photographed in 1908. Those present include (Seated, left to right): Captain Hugo Osterhaus, of Connecticut (BB-18); Captain Kossuth Niles, of Louisiana (BB-19); Captain William P. Potter, of Vermont (BB-20); Captain John Hubbard, of Minnesota (BB-22); Captain Joseph B. Murdock, of Rhode Island (BB-17); Captain Charles E. Vreeland, of Kansas (BB-21). Standing, left to right): Captain Hamilton Hutchins, of Kearsarge (BB-05); Captain Frank E. Beatty, of Wisconsin (BB-09); Captain Reginald F. Nicholson, of Nebraska (BB-14); Captain Thomas B. Howard, of Ohio (BB-12); Captain William H.H. Southerland, of New Jersey (BB-16); Captain Walter C. Cowles, of Kentucky (BB-06); Captain John M. Bowyer, of Illinois (BB-07); Captain Alexander Sharp, of Virginia (BB-13); Lieutenant Commander Charles B. McVay, of Yankton. | USNHC # NH 59552. | |
 | 185k | The Connecticut (BB-18) leading the other fifteen warships of the Great White Fleet into Magdalena Bay, Mexico on 12 March 1908 to take on coal and hold long-delayed target practice. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH-59537, courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Photo added 03/23/07. | |
 | 139k | The Connecticut (BB-18) leading the Great White Fleet into San Francisco Bay on 6 May 1908. The original photo was taken by C.E. Waterman. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH-59537, courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Photo added 03/23/07. | |
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80k | President Theodore Roosevelt tips his hat in salute as he comes aboard the Louisiana (BB-19), upon her return from the cruise around the World, circa 22 February 1909. In return, he is receiving a salute from the ship's officers. There are two Turkish Navy officers (wearing Fez hats) present, in the center of the image. | USNHC # NH 101496. | |
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69k | Louisiana (BB-19) with her masts enveloped in lights, possibly after returning home 22 February 1909. | USN photo courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |
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Battleships anchored in the Hudson River, off 145th Street, New York City, during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 Sept - 9 Oct. 1909. Photograph by Thaddeus Wilkerson, 522 W. 145th St., New York, reproduced on a postal card.
Ships present are (from left to right): Louisiana (BB-19); Idaho (BB-24); Kansas (BB-21); Vermont (BB-20) & Connecticut (BB-18). Identification on the first two listed is certain. That on the last three is probable. |
USNHC # NH 91471, Courtesy of Jack Howland, 1980. | |
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90k | Underway, circa 1910-14. | USNHC # NH 51421. | |
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61k | Off New York City during the Fleet Review, 3 October 1911. Photographed by the New York Navy Yard. | USNHC # NH 51914. | |
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98k | Photographed in harbor, shortly before World War I. Note blast deflector fitted to her foremast top. | USNHC # NH 51418. | |
 | 99k | Rear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, USN (center, front)with Mexican Officials and U.S. Navy Officers on the quarterdeck of a U.S. Navy battleship off Vera Cruz, probably at the time of the U.S. intervention there, circa April-November 1914. Many of those present are identified on Photo # NH 95151 (complete caption). Photographed by Hadsell, Vera Cruz. The ship appears to be one of the Connecticut class (BB-18-22/25). Note 12"/45 guns, with sub-caliber rifles and sighting training devices mounted on them. | USNHC # NH 61208. |  | 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. |
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65k | U.S. Atlantic Fleet at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa 1916-1917. Third section from left (of six) of a panoramic photograph taken from the Naval Station radio tower. Among the ships present are: a battleship that is either Wyoming (BB-32)or Arkansas (BB-33) (left foreground), minelayers Baltimore (CM-1) and San Francisco (CM-2) (toward the left, far distance), destroyers Nicholson (DD-52) (left center, middle distance) and Cushing (DD-55) (right center, middle distance), and battleship Louisiana (BB-19) (right center, far distance, with "La." written above it). | Photo USNHC # NH 76419 courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Donation of MMC Jesse Forton, USN (Retired), 1972. | |
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90k | Maneuvering in line abreast off the Atlantic coast, 1917, as seen from the masthead of Minnesota (BB-22), the Division flagship. Ships seen are (from front to rear): Louisiana (BB-19); Kansas (BB-21); and New Hampshire (BB-25). |
USNHC # NH 63337. | |
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82k | Starboard side view, 1919. | USN photo courtesy of Larry Bonn. | |
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78k | Arriving at New York City with a load of troops from France, 1919. The tug Excelsior (closest to camera) is among those assisting her into her berth. Photo printed on a stereograph card, published by the Keystone View Company. | USNHC # NH 82654. | |
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120k | Arriving at New York City with a load of troops from France, 1919. Photo printed on a stereograph card, published by the Keystone View Company. | USNHC # NH 82704. | |
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132k | A flag drapped Louisiana (BB-19) on Sunday 16 February 1919 as part of the 4th Battleship Division. Beginning 24 December 1918 she saw duty as a troop transport, making four voyages to Brest, France, to carry troops back to the United States. | Photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Partial text courtesy of DANFS. | |
 | 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. | |
Additional Louisiana Images
4 General views of Louisiana from The Library Of Congress Server.
USS LOUISIANA BB-19 History
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