Solace (AH-2): 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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USS Solace (1898-1930) Probably shown serving as a hospital ship in 1898 during the Spanish American War. The photo bears the date "June 6" at the bottom. Photo No. NH 43626 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USS Solace (1898-1930) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard on 1 July 1899 after completing an overhaul there. The ship no longer has hospital ship markings and operated for the next several years as a transport. Photo No. NH 43624 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USS Solace (1898-1930) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard circa 1903 while operating as a transport. Photo No. NH 76119 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USS Solace (1898-1930) In Hampton Roads on 10 December 1916. The ship was converted back to a hospital ship in 1909 and her superstructure was enlarged, particularly at the stern. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. National Archives, RG 19-A-1 |
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USS Solace (1898-1930) This style of hospital ship markings was used during World War I, and this photo probably shows the ship circa 1917-1918. Photo No. Unknown (in NR&L file) Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USS Solace (1898-1930) This style of hospital ship markings was used during World War I, and this photo probably shows the ship circa 1918-1919. Photo No. Unknown (in NR&L file) Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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USS Solace (1898-1930) This style of hospital ship markings was used soon after World War I, and this photo may show the ship soon before her final decommissioning in 1921. Photo No. Unknown (in NR&L file) Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. |
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