USS Florida 1918 Sailors Original Photo Grouping US Navy Vintage Football

Description

An amazing group of 65+ photos of sailors aboard the USS Florida in 1918. These are primarily personal one of a kind photos put together by one Sailor from Brooklyn, NY.
USS
Florida
(BB-30)
was the
lead ship
of the
Florida
class
of
dreadnought
battleships
of the
United States Navy
. She had one
sister ship
,
Utah
.
Florida
was laid down at the
New York Navy Yard
in March 1909, launched in May 1910, and commissioned into the US Navy in September 1911. She was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch (305 mm) guns and was very similar in design to the preceding
Delaware
-class battleships
.
Florida
was one of the first ships to arrive during the
United States occupation of Veracruz
in early 1914, and part of her crew joined the landing party that occupied the city. She was assigned to
United States Battleship Division 9
after the American entrance into
World War I
in April 1917; the division was sent to Europe to reinforce the
British
Grand Fleet
. During the war,
Florida
and the rest of her unit, reassigned as the
6th Battle Squadron
of the Grand Fleet, conducted patrols in the
North Sea
and escorted convoys to Norway. She saw no action against the
German
High Seas Fleet
, however.
Florida
returned to normal peacetime duties in 1919.
Photos in this grouping include:
1. Many photos of individual sailors as well as group photos
2. Sailors in Flat Hats, watch caps and Dixie cups
3. Sailors in training
4. Battleship gun drills including photo of the guns being fired
5. British and other Commonwealth Sailors
6. Photo of British girl the sailor met as well as her address :)
7. Sister Ship USS Utah
8. Sailors playing Football
9. Naval Base Norfolk before shipping out
10. On the way "Over There"
11. In NY--Statue of Liberty
12. Captured German Raider
13. Torpedo under way
14. Stormy seas
Many other great photos.
This is a one and only grouping.
Please let me know if you have any questions.