USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3): Photographs

USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3)

Fitting out at the Mare Island Navy Yard on 3 December 1912.
Her coaling gear is in place but her twin smokestacks have not yet been installed. USS South Dakota (Armored Cruiser No. 9) is in the background at left.

Photo No. NH 81339
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3)

At the Mare Island Navy Yard on 17 May 1913, about a month after commissioning.

Photo No. 19-N-32-25-15
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-A-1.

USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3)

Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 16 October 1913.
The inscription on her bow is "Auxiliary - U.S. Navy - Jupiter." The tug is USS Unadilla (Tug No. 4).

Photo No. 19-N-13031 ex 18-22-1
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-N box 9.

USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3)

Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 13 April 1914.
Jupiter had the same Lidgerwood Marine Transfer system as Neptune, Orion, and Jason except that the girder that connected the tops of all the coaling towers on the other ships only connected the last three on Jupiter Between the other towers the coaling gear was supported by wire rigging.

Photo No. NH 52366
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3)

Shown circa 1913-1915 with fenders over the side.
Her armament of 4-4"/50 guns has not yet been fitted.

Photo No. NH 92199
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

USS Langley (CV-1)

The former collier Jupiter as the U.S. Navy's pioneering aircraft carrier at Cristobal, Canal Zone, in 1930.
Her primary ship control position was under the flight deck in the location of the former collier's bridge.

Photo No. USN-185915
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

USS Langley (AV-3)

At Pearl Harbor on 29 July 1938 loaded with equipment and personnel of seaplane squadrons VP-1 and VP-18.
In 1937 the former pioneer carrier became a seaplane tender with the forward third of the flight deck removed. Note her navigating bridge in the same position as the collier's bridge.

Photo No. USN-410067
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3) Fitting out at the Mare Island Navy Yard on 3 December 1912. Her coaling gear is in place but her twin smokestacks have not yet been installed. USS South Dakota (Armored Cruiser No. 9) is in the background at left. Photo No. NH 81339 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.
USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3) At the Mare Island Navy Yard on 17 May 1913, about a month after commissioning. Photo No. 19-N-32-25-15 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-A-1.
USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3) Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 16 October 1913. The inscription on her bow is "Auxiliary - U.S. Navy - Jupiter." The tug is USS Unadilla (Tug No. 4). Photo No. 19-N-13031 ex 18-22-1 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-N box 9.
USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3) Near the Mare Island Navy Yard on 13 April 1914. Jupiter had the same Lidgerwood Marine Transfer system as Neptune, Orion, and Jason except that the girder that connected the tops of all the coaling towers on the other ships only connected the last three on Jupiter Between the other towers the coaling gear was supported by wire rigging. Photo No. NH 52366 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.
USS Jupiter (Fuel Ship No. 3) Shown circa 1913-1915 with fenders over the side. Her armament of 4-4"/50 guns has not yet been fitted. Photo No. NH 92199 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.
USS Langley (CV-1) The former collier Jupiter as the U.S. Navy's pioneering aircraft carrier at Cristobal, Canal Zone, in 1930. Her primary ship control position was under the flight deck in the location of the former collier's bridge. Photo No. USN-185915 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.
USS Langley (AV-3) At Pearl Harbor on 29 July 1938 loaded with equipment and personnel of seaplane squadrons VP-1 and VP-18. In 1937 the former pioneer carrier became a seaplane tender with the forward third of the flight deck removed. Note her navigating bridge in the same position as the collier's bridge. Photo No. USN-410067 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.