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9 June 1917 Keel laying ceremony. The first major warship built at the shipyard |
Robert Hall |
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Workmen waiting for the signal to begin sliding the Asheville down the ways |
Robert Hall |
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Asheville christened with pure mountain water from Asheville, NC her
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Robert Hall |
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4 July 1918 Asheville slides into the Cooper River |
Robert Hall |
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View taken on 11 September 1918, showing a marine railway under construction in the foreground. Asheville is fitting out in the left middle distance. In front of her is USS Walter Adams (SP 400). USS SC-368, with dark numbers painted on her bow, is further to the right. U.S. Navy photo NH 45247 |
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In drydock for her final fitting-out |
Robert Hall |
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c. 1920 Asheville near completion at the Charleston Navy Yard. Courtesy U.S. Warships of World War I |
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Philip R Abbey The Yangtze Patrol web site |
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Scott McCoy |
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Close up of above photo. |
Scott McCoy |
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c. 1920. USS Sacramento (PG 19), USS Robin (AM 2), and Asheville at Charleston, SC. |
Vance A. Adams |
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With awnings spread to combat the sun's heat while anchored in the Canal Zone, serving with the Special Service Squadron in the late 1920s. National Archive Photo 80-G-1034878 |
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