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ORIGINAL - WW1 U.S. CRUISER
ORIGINAL - WW1 U.S. CRUISER
ORIGINAL - WW1 U.S. CRUISER
ORIGINAL - WW1 U.S. CRUISER

ORIGINAL - WW1 U.S. CRUISER " USS COLORADO "(ACR-7) COLOR LITHO POSTCARD c1909

$ 18.48

Availability: 89 in stock
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: Used
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Region of Origin: United States

    Description

    ORIGINAL - WW1 U.S. CRUISER " USS COLORADO "(ACR-7) COLOR LITHO POSTCARD c1909
    RARELY SEEN
    WW1 U.S. CRUISER " USS COLORADO "(ACR-7) COLOR LITHO POSTCARD c1900's
    LITHO POSTCARD
    USS COLORADO "(ACR-7)
    (1903-1930) Renamed
    USS Pueblo as she entered WW1 in 1916 as the flagship of the
    Scouting Force
    she patrolled the
    South Atlantic
    , protecting shipping, paying diplomatic calls to South American ports, and preventing the sailing of German and
    Austrian
    ships interned at
    Bahia
    ,
    Brazil
    .
    Pueblo
    returned to
    Norfolk,
    Virginia
    on 18 January 1918, and from 5 February – 16 October, made seven voyages to escort
    convoys
    carrying men and supplies to England. After carrying the Brazilian ambassador to the United States to
    Rio de Janeiro
    , she returned to transatlantic duty, making six voyages between
    Hoboken
    and
    Brest,
    France
    , to bring home veterans of the
    American
    Expeditionary
    Force
    .
    Condition is Very Fine with some light corner wear.
    Postally used.
    (please see pictures)
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