Midway (AG-41): 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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S.S. Ormes On trials in her original configuration as a small banana carrier in 1920. A sister of S.S. Oritani, the future USS Midway (AG-41), she served as USAT Taku during World War II. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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S.S. Tyee The future USS Midway (AG-41). She is probably shown here soon after being acquired and renamed Tyee in 1939 by the Alaska Transportation Co. Photo No. PSMHS 2561-2 Source: Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. Used with permission. |
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S.S. Tyee The future USS Midway (AG-41). She is probably shown here soon after being acquired and renamed Tyee in 1939 by the Alaska Transportation Co. Photo No. PSMHS 2561-9 Source: Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. Used with permission. |
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S.S. Taku The sister of USS Midway (AG-41, ex S.S. Tyee). She is probably shown here soon after being acquired and renamed Taku in 1939 by the Alaska Transportation Co. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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S.S. Taku Probably shown after modification by the Alaska Transportation Co. in 1939-40 for operation in the cold Alaska climate. The forward deckhouse has been enclosed and the wooden bridge replaced with a more substantial steel one. Her sister Tyee, later USS Midway (AG-41), was probably similarly modified at this time. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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USAT Taku The sister of USS Midway (AG-41) shown during or just before her service in the Army during World War II. She is wearing wartime gray paint and has a light armament. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center |
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USAT Taku The sister of USS Midway (AG-41) shown during or just before her service in the Army during World War II. She is wearing wartime gray paint and has a light armament. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center |
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