Arriving in Boston, Thu., April 10th, 1919, Troopship "Mongolia" with boys of the 26th ("Yankee") Division, the first ship to sink a German submarine (LOC)
Arriving in Boston, Thu., April 10th, 1919, Troopship "Mongolia" with boys of the 26th ("Yankee") Division, the first ship to sink a German submarine
1919 April 10.
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 10 x 42.5 in.
Notes:
Title transcribed from item.
Printed on image: "[Copyright] Commercial Photo Shop, 23 Bridge
St., Lowell, Mass., Geo. H. Russell, Manager."
Copyright deposit, Geo. H. Russell, May 26, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:45950).
Subjects:
United States.--Army.--Infantry Division, 26th--Transportation.
United States.--Army.--Infantry Division, 26th--People.
World War, 1914-1918--Transportation.
World War, 1914-1918--Military demobilizations.
Ships.
United States--Massachusetts--Boston.
Format: Panoramic photographs.
Gelatin silver prints.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. No renewal found in Copyright Office.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Panoramic photographs (Library of Congress) (DLC) 93845487
More information about the Panoramic Photographs Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pan
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pan.6a33889
Call Number: PAN US MILITARY - Army no. 72
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doggettmeister (49 months ago | reply)
Information about the U.S.S. Mongolia's career in the Navy.
www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-m/ mongolia.htm
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Jim Rees (47 months ago | reply)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Mongolia_(1903)
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RV Bob (19 months ago | reply)
A picture postcard of this ship:
Jim Rees (19 months ago | reply)
The claim of sinking a submarine has since been debunked. At the time, the crew only claimed to have wrecked the periscope and conning tower. The sub in question seems to have been UB40, which survived to the end of the war when it was scuttled in the evacuation of Flanders. The US Navy does not claim a sinking. Source: www.history.navy.mil, uboat.net.
Kristi (LOC P&P) (18 months ago | reply)
Jim Rees,
What an interesting story! Thanks for sharing the links to sources regarding the actions of the U.S.S. Mongolia. We will update the record with more information.
Jim Rees (18 months ago | reply)
By the way, the British reggae band UB40 takes its name not from the U-boat, but from a UK unemployment benefits application form.