USS Houston (AK1), formerly the SS Liebenfels Cargo Ship, Starboard Bow, at Wharf


Object Type
Photograph
Object ID
14771
Date
June 27 1918
creator
Bureau of Yards and Docks, Department of the Navy
Description
National Archives Identifier: 535434. The SS Liebenfels was scuttled by her German crew in Charleston, South Carolina in 1917 after the United States entered World War I. She was refitted and commissioned as the USS Houston (AK-1) July 3, 1917 and served in both world wars.
Related Collection
Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments
Subject
USS Houston (AK-1)
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