USS Alexander (1898-1913)
Under conversion to a Navy collier on 29 May 1898.
Photo No. NH 57786
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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USS Alexander (1898-1913)
Photographed on 7 June 1898 a week after commissioning.
Note the 6-pounder gun on the forecastle.
Photo No. 19-N-14264, ex 17-18-8
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-N box 26
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USS Alexander (1898-1913)
Probably photographed on 7 June 1898 a week after commissioning.
She appears to retain her previous owner's markings on her stack, perhaps as a disguise.
Photo No. 19-N-14265, ex 17-18-5
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-A-1
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USS Alexander (1898-1913)
Off the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1900.
Photo No. NH 57787
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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