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Photo # NH 457: Atlantic Fleet destroyers and battleships escort USS George Washington off Brest, France, December 1918

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USS George Washington (ID # 3018), 1917-1919 --
President Wilson's Voyage to France, Dec. 1918 --
Arrival off Brest, France, 13 December 1918 (Part II)


This page features additional views concerning USS George Washington's arrival off Brest, France, with President Wilson on board, 13 December 1918.

For other pictures related to this subject, see:

  • USS George Washington (ID # 3018) -- President Wilson's Voyage to France, December 1918 -- Arrival off Brest, France.


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    Photo #: NH 73780

    USS Nevada     (Battleship # 36)

    Escorting USS George Washington (ID # 3018), with President Woodrow Wilson on board, off Brest, France, 13 December 1918.
    George Washington is visible in the background, beyond Nevada's bow.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 560 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 57234

    USS Nevada     (Battleship # 36)

    Escorting USS George Washington (ID # 3018), partially visible in the right background, into port at Brest, France, 13 December 1918.
    George Washington was transporting President Woodrow Wilson on his first visit to Europe.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     


    Though USS George Washington was present when the following photographs were taken, she is "off camera":

    Photo #: NH 457

    U.S. Atlantic Fleet Destroyers and Battleships

    Steam in columns as they escort USS George Washington (ID # 3018), with President Woodrow Wilson on board, off Brest, France, probably on 13 December 1918.
    Photographed by Zimmer.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 575 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 57233

    USS Oklahoma     (Battleship # 37)

    Underway off Brest, France, on 13 December 1918, while escorting President Woodrow Wilson's transport, USS George Washington (ID # 3018) into port.
    A Brest pilot boat is under sail in the foreground.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42078

    USS Woolsey     (Destroyer # 77)

    Escorting President Woodrow Wilson across the Atlantic to Brest, France, 13 December 1918.
    Photographed by Zimmer.
    Note Woolsey's "Dazzle" camouflage, and battleships steaming in the distance.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 98KB; 740 x 580 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42079

    USS Woolsey     (Destroyer # 77)

    Escorting President Woodrow Wilson across the Atlantic to Brest, France, 13 December 1918.
    Photographed by Zimmer.
    Note Woolsey's "Dazzle" camouflage.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 98KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     


    For other pictures related to this subject, see:

  • USS George Washington (ID # 3018) -- President Wilson's Voyage to France, December 1918 -- Arrival off Brest, France.


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