Robert L. Barnes (AO-14): Photographs
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S.S. Robert L. Barnes (1917) In light ice during the winter of 1917-1918, probably in the Great Lakes, before acquisiton by the Navy. Alexander McDougall built her as the prototype "rectangular ship" or "sea-going canal boat," with a plain, low hull and a superstructure that could be removed to pass under canal bridges. Photo No. None (copied as NH 65155) Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM (SP files). |
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USS Robert L. Barnes (AO-14) In use as an oil depot at Guam between the World Wars. Photo No. NH 105249 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USS Robert L. Barnes (AO-14) In use as an oil depot at Guam between the World Wars. Photo No. NH 71566 (detail) Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USS Robert L. Barnes (AO-14) In use as an oil depot at Guam circa 1932. This ship was reclassified AG-27 in 1938. Photo No. NH 99600 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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