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Title	SS City of Norfolk, 1931 - Norfolk, Virginia
Date	1931-08-04
Time Period	1930s
Description	August 4, 1931 photograph of the SS City of Norfolk in port in Norfolk, Virginia. The ship was built by the British Admiralty at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Alameda, California, and completed as SS Independence for the War Shipping Board on November 16, 1918. With the commencement of World War I, the ship was acquired by the US Navy and commissioned the USS Independence on November 18, 1918. After service in the War the ship was decommissioned on March 20, 1919 and turned over to the United States Shipping Board for merchant service. In 1930, it was acquired by the Baltimore Mail Steamship Company, rebuilt as a passenger liner, renamed the SS City of Norfolk, and sailed regularly to Europe. In 1940 it was then acquired by the US Navy again, recommissioned the USS Neville and served in both the Asiatic-Pacific and the Europe-Africa-Middle East theaters during World War II. Decommissioned on April 30, 1946, the ship was eventually towed to the James River National Defense Reserve Fleet in Lee Hall, Virginia, and ultimately sold for scrap on March 25, 1957. The USS Neville earned 5 battle stars for World War II service.
Subjects	Shipping--Virginia--Norfolk. Ocean Liners
Keywords	Norfolk, Virginia SS City of Norfolk Baltimore Mail Steamship Company Ocean Liners Passenger Ships Passenger liners Docks Businesses Ships USS Independence USS Neville
Location	Norfolk (Va.)
Photographer	unknown
Repository	Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection;
Host Institution	Norfolk Public Library (Va.)
Copyright Holder	Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection
Usage Rights	This material is copyrighted by the Norfolk Public Library. Reproduction in any form or by any means for reasons other than personal use is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Norfolk Public Library. For further information or to obtain a high resolution digital copy of this image, please contact the Sargeant Memorial Collection staff at the Norfolk Public Library.
File Name	smc-vp-fn0000500-001.jpg
Genre/Form	Photograph
Type	Still Image
Original Format	Film Negative
Original Dimensions	4 x 5"
Digital Format	JPG
Notes	SMC Digitization Phase 2.
Source	From SMC Photograph Collection, FN500.
Collection	The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection SMC Photograph Collection

SS City of Norfolk, 1931 - Norfolk, Virginia

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