Title

U. S. Destroyer

Authors

Files

Contributor

Clark and Muller

Description

This color postcard features a naval ship on the open water with the title " Latest U. S. Destroyer." Copyright information is in the lower left of the card. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address and postage stamp placement. The logo for the publisher is in the top center of the card. The description of the front image is on the left side of the card and reads "217736--Latest Type U. S. Destroyer. Displacement, about 883 tones; speed, over 39 knots; 12,000 H. P. Oil fuel, turbine engines, three screws. Length, 289 ft.; beam, 26 ft.; draught, 8 1/4 ft. Crew of 79 men. Carries five 3 in. guns and six 18 in. torpedo tubes."

Publication Date

1900

Publisher

The Valentine Souvenir Co.

Subjects

Postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Latest-Type-U.S.-Destroyer_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Naval Battleship Subcollection

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University