S.S. Breslau
The mail steamer Breslau of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line of Bremen as shown on a contemporary post card. This ship carried up to 1,600 immigrants per voyage westbound to America and large cargoes of wheat and cotton back to Germany.
Photo No. None
Source: Shipscribe
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USS Bridgeport (ID-3009)
At New York on 17 October 1917, a month after arriving from New Orleans where she had been seized and repaired.
Photo No. NH 56577
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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USS Bridgeport (ID-3009)
In service at Brest, France, as a repair ship circa late 1918.
Alongside are USS Wainwright (DD-62) and the former Dutch NOTS turret steamer USS Beukelsdijk. In the foreground is the captain's gig of the French naval school.
Photo No. NH 42569
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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USS Bridgeport (ID-3009)
Probably shown at Brest, France, in late 1918 or in 1919.
Photo No. None
Source: Shipscribe
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USS Bridgeport (AR-2)
Off New York City in May 1921, just before going to the Boston Navy Yard for an overhaul and two months before being redesignated as a destroyer tender (AD-10).
Note that the after part of the open area under the amidships superstructure has been plated in, probably for additional repair facilities.
Photo No. NH 90100
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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USS Bridgeport (AR-2 or AD-10)
Alongside a pier circa the early 1920s.
The after part of the amidships superstructure has been plated in.
Photo No. NH 106390
Source: Naval History and Heritage Command
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USS Bridgeport (AD-10)
In drydock at the Boston Navy Yard circa 1924-1925 while in reserve there.
Photo No. None
Source: Navsource
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USS Bridgeport (AD-10)
In use at the Norfolk Navy Yard circa early 1932 as a barracks ship for the crew of the battleship Idaho while that ship was being modernized.
In the foreground are the smokestack and the top of a lattice mast that have just been removed from Idaho by the floating crane (probably YD-26).
Photo No. Unknown (Houser Collection)
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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USS Bridgeport (AD-10)
In reserve at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 9 January 1941.
In the foreground is the catapult lighter USS AVC-1 (q.v.), which was placed in service about a week later.
Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM
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USAT Bridgeport
In service circa 1946 as an Army transport for military dependents.
Photo No. NH 98482
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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