These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of this class and major subsequent modifications. For more views see the former NHHC (now Hyperwar) Online Library of Selected Images and the NavSource Photo Archive.
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USS Pontiac (1898-1922)
At the New York Navy Yard on 19 October 1917.
The photo shows the vessel's derrick and boom viewed from aft. Her appearance had changed little since she was acquired in 1898.
Photo No. 19-N-14199
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-N box 57