U. S. S. Dobbin, Destroyer Tender with Destroyers Alongside

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Description

This sepia toned picture postcard features a large naval destroyer docked with six smaller naval destroyers alongside it. Two small watercraft are pictured in the water to the left of the group of ships. The handwritten title in the upper right reads "The Sea Hard Dobbin." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement. The description in the lower left corner reads "U. S. S. Dobbin--Destroyer with destroyers along side. Capt. Robert Henderson, U.S.N. Commanding Officer. Comdr. Carl C. Krakow U.S.N. Executive Officer. Length 483 feet 10 inches Beam 61 Feet Mean Draft 21 feet Displacement 10,600 tons Horsepower 7,000 Speed 16 knots Officers 50 Crew 425 Armament 8-5" 51 Cal. guns 4-3" 50 Cal. guns 2-6 pounder guns".

Publication Date

1900

Subjects

Postcards; Picture postcards; United States. Navy--Ships

Object Type

image

Format (original)

Postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_The-U.S.S.-Dobbin_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