File:LC-DIG-HEC-39092 (19454969140).jpg

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Description LC-DIG-HEC-39092: SS Bear of Oakland brings Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd into the Washington Navy Yard, May 13, 1935. Photographed by Harris & Ewing. Bear of Oakland used to be in service with both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. The ship was purchased by Byrd; and after the Second Byrd Expedition, allowed the U.S. Navy to use the ship. The steam powered sailing ship was also used during World War II and was destined to be floating restaurant in the early 1960s when she sunk in the Atlantic while being towed on March 19, 1963. (7/10/2015).
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/19454969140 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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