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Violet (ID 2395)


Barge: Built in 1897 at Elkton, MD; Acquired by the Navy in May 1918; Placed in service in 1918; Placed out of service in 1919; Struck from the Navy Registry, (date unknown). Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 334 t.; Length unknown; Beam unknown; Draft unknown; Speed non-self propelled; Complement unknown; Armament none.


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Annie B. Embry 87k In port, possibly in the Norfolk, Virginia, area on 3 March 1918, when she was inspected by the Fifth Naval District. The barge at left is Annie B. Embry (ID 2401).
U.S. Navy photo NH 99305
Naval Historical Center
Violet 100k In port, possibly in the Norfolk, Virginia, area on 3 March 1918, when she was inspected by the Fifth Naval District. The barge partially visible at left is Annie B. Embry, which was assigned registry ID 2401 and reportedly later became Navy Coal Barge 421.
U.S. Navy photo NH 99307
Naval Historical Center

There is no DANFS history currently available for Violet (ID 2395).
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