Title

U.S.S. Scorpion, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

U.S.S. Scorpion, between 1900 and 1910. Built in 1896 as Sovereign, a two-masted schooner-rigged steel steam yacht. The U.S. Navy purchased her in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War - she was renamed USS Scorpion.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A47_071

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,7Mb (1,1Mb) / 15,6in x 12,1in / 4680 x 3638 (300dpi)

Keywords

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