U.S.S. Nansemond Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
U.S.S. Nansemond Postcard
Alternative Title
U.S.S. Nansemond Postcard
Subject
World War I, 1914-1918
Description
A postcard showing United States Ship (USS) Nansemond (ID-1395), most likely around March 1919. Originally called Steamship (SS) Pennsylvania, this steamship was built by Hartland & Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1896 for the Hamburg-American Line. In 1917, the ship was seized by the United States Shipping Board (USSB). During World War I, Nansemond served in the Army Cargo and Transport Service until it was transferred to the U.S. Navy. On January 20, 1919, the steamship was commissioned in Hoboken, New Jersey, under Commander W. MacLeod of the U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR). USS Nansemond was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) and departed from New York on February 4, 1919. Carrying supplies for the U.S. Army, the ship arrived at Saint-Nazaire, France, on February 16 and then departed for Virginia on February 26. Carrying returning soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), Nansemond arrived at Newport News on March 11, 1919. In August, the steamship returned to New York to be decommissioned on August 25. USS Nansemond was returned to the USSB and then scrapped in 1924.
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch sepia postcard, 1919: Private Collection of Luticia "Tish" Gormley Lee.
Date Created
ca. 1919
Contributor
Lee, Luticia "Tish" Gormley
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch sepia postcard, 1919.
Is Part Of
Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
198 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch sepia photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Hoboken, New Jersey
New York City, New York
Saint-Nazaire, France
Newport News, Virginia
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Inherited by Luticia "Tish" Gormley Lee.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Luticia "Tish" Gormley Lee and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Dr. Scot French's "Tools in Digital History Seminar," Fall 2013
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
USS Nansemond. [S.l.]: Book On Demand Ltd, 2013.
"Nansemond (ID 1395)." NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive. http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171395.htm.
"USS Nansemond." Troopships, Battleships, Subs, Cruisers, Destroyers. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/USS_Nansemond.html.
"U.S.S. NANSEMOND." E W T V E T S [Energize With the Vets]: The Forget Us Not Project. http://www.nansemond.org/.
Transcript
U.S.S NANSEMOND
"SHIP THAT BROUGHT US HOME."
POST CARD
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
CORRESPONDENCE
ADDRESS
"SHIP THAT BROUGHT US HOME."
POST CARD
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
CORRESPONDENCE
ADDRESS
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 sepia photograph
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inches
Citation
“U.S.S. Nansemond Postcard,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3083.