USS Vulcan (AR, 1898): Photographs

S.S. Chatham

Probably shown in 1885 soon after completion.
Chatham became the repair ship USS Vulcan in 1898.

Photo No. None
Source: Steamship Historical Society of America (www.sshsa.org), used with permission

USS Oneida (1898-1915) and S.S. Chatham

At the Boston Navy Yard in May 1898.
Chatham had been purchased by the Navy and soon became the repair ship USS Vulcan

Photo No. NH 43066
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

USS Vulcan (1898-1899)

Probably shown in mid-November 1898 while surveying the wreck of the Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa at Cat Island in the Bahamas.
Vulcan had been towing the cruiser from Guantanamo Bay to Norfolk when a severe storm forced her to cut the tow line on 1 November 1898.

Photo No. NH 45237
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.

S.S. Chatham Probably shown in 1885 soon after completion. Chatham became the repair ship USS Vulcan in 1898. Photo No. None Source: Steamship Historical Society of America (www.sshsa.org), used with permission
USS Oneida (1898-1915) and S.S. Chatham At the Boston Navy Yard in May 1898. Chatham had been purchased by the Navy and soon became the repair ship USS Vulcan Photo No. NH 43066 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.
USS Vulcan (1898-1899) Probably shown in mid-November 1898 while surveying the wreck of the Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa at Cat Island in the Bahamas. Vulcan had been towing the cruiser from Guantanamo Bay to Norfolk when a severe storm forced her to cut the tow line on 1 November 1898. Photo No. NH 45237 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.