Small IX - Auxiliary Schooners etc. (4): Photographs
| These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of these vessels 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 Saluda (IX-87) Departing San Diego Harbor on 27 August 1955. Point Loma is in the background. Her IX number is on her bow. Photo No. 80-G-681524 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Saluda (IX-87) Underway on 6 October 1964. She was used for ocean research by the Naval Electronics Laboratory but also participated in sailing races off the California coast. Photo No. USN 1105634 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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Yacht Roland von Bremen Arriving at Cuxhaven, Germany, after winning the Bermuda to Cuxhaven race that was part of the 1936 Olympic Games. She was brought to the United States in 1938 and became USS Wimbee (IX-88) in 1942. Photo No. None Source: German press photo found on http://www.yachtsportarchiv.de/ydw/roland.html |
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