Mariveles (IX-197) Class: Photographs
| 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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S.S. Tuapse (Soviet Tanker, 1921) At San Francisco, Calif., between 1942 and 1945 This ship, completed in 1921 as the American tanker District of Columbia, was loaned to the U.S.S.R. in 1942 under Lend Lease. Shortly after her return by the Soviets in 1945 she became USS Serapis (IX-213). Photo No. NH 89977 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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S.S. Bidwell (American Tanker, 1920) Photographed on 25 June 1943 by a blimp based in Houma, La. Two sisters became USS Mariveles (IX-197) and Serapis (IX-213) in 1945. Photo No. 80-G-271904 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G |
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S.S. Bidwell (American Tanker, 1920) Photographed on 25 June 1943 by a blimp based in Houma, La. Two sisters became USS Mariveles (IX-197) and Serapis (IX-213) in 1945. Photo No. 80-G-271905 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G |
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S.S. Jamestown (American Tanker, 1920) Photographed on 20 November 1943 by a blimp based in Houma, La. This ship, completed as S.S. Miller County, became USS Mariveles (IX-213). Photo No. 272168 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-80-G |
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