Cassius (AC, 1898): 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. Rhaetia Built in 1882-1883 for the Hamburg American Line as an emigrant steamer, this ship served as the Navy collier Cassius in 1898-1899. Photo No. None Source: Eugene W. Smith, Passenger Ships of the World , Past and Present (1978). |
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USAT Sumner At the Norfolk Navy Yard in March 1900. This ship was transferred to the Army and renamed after serving as the Navy collier Cassius in 1898-1899. Photo No. NH 43671 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USAT Sumner Shown during her Army service between 1899 and 1916. Photo No. None Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USAT Sumner Shown carrying a regiment for Galveston, Texas, between 1899 and 1916. Photo No. None Source: Shipscribe |
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USAT Sumner Shown during her Army service between 1899 and 1916. Note the Army Transportation Service flag on the mainmast. Photo No. NH 75580 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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