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PHOTO 6-1/2 x 3-3/4
PHOTO 6-1/2 x 3-3/4

PHOTO 6-1/2 x 3-3/4" Steamer Ruth Alexander Built 1914 Admiral Line 1922 J74

$ 6.83

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: This is a STANDARD PHOTO (not a RPPC) in good condition. The Photo Size is 6-1/2 x 3-3/4". Please study the photo for condition.
  • Region of Origin: California, Oregon, Washington
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Type: Standard Photo
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    Payment must be made within 3 days of the end of auction. I have been collecting RPPCs and other Real Photos, mostly maritime related, for 25 years. I'm now thinning my collection a bit so check back often to see new listings or check the "Follow This Seller" button. I combine shipping for multi-wins. For multi-wins, please wait for an Ebay invoice from me before making payment. Happy bidding!
    Steamer Ruth Alexander: Built as
    Sierra Cordoba
    for Nordeutscher Lloyd. Sailed between Bremen, Antwerp, Rio, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires. In Aug 1914 she sheltered at Montevideo after delivering prisoners from ships taken by the German raider
    Kronprinz Wilhelm
    . On 18 Jan 1915 she departed with a cargo of coal to rendezvous with SMS
    Dresden
    (sole German survivor of the Battle of the Falklands) near Tierra del Fuego. Proceeding to Valparaiso, she loaded coal again, departing 6 Mar for a second rendezvous at Juan Fernandez Island. (Dresden was later sunk there by HMS
    Glasgow
    .) Interned at Callao, Peru, she was seized by Peruvian authorities Sep 1917 and renamed
    Callao
    . Chartered by the U.S. Shipping Board Apr 1919 and turned over to Navy for use as a troop transport. Placed in commission as USS
    Callao
    . Returned to Shipping Board Sep 1919. Purchased by Dollar Steamship Lines 1922 and renamed
    Ruth Alexander
    . Transferred to President Terminal Steamship Co. in 1938. Trying to escape from Manila, she was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft 31 Dec 1941 off Borneo.