Caesar (AC-16): Photographs
| These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of this class and major subsequent modifications. For more views see the former NHHC (now Hyperwar) Online Library of Selected Images and the NavSource Photo Archive. |
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USS Caesar (1898-1922) Shown circa April 1898 just after acquisition by the Navy. The letter "H" on her smokestack suggests that she is still wearing the colors of her previous owner, John Holman & Sons of London, possibly as a disguise. Photo No. 19-N-28-5-11 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-A-1. |
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USS Caesar (1898-1922) At anchor in 1908-1909, while transporting submarines to the Philippine Islands. The subs are either Porpoise (Submarine # 7) and Shark (Submarine # 8), which were embarked on Caesar in April-July 1908, or Adder (Submarine # 3) and Moccasin (Submarine # 5), which were on board in July-October 1909. Photo No. NH 78275 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USS Caesar (AC-16) Panoramic view of the ships' officers and crew, taken on board at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, 1921. The location on board may be the forward end of the poop. Photo No. NH 98658 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (from the Online Library). |
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