The Snapshots in Time Collection
Sailors of USS Columbia Gathered on Deck, Turn-of-the-Century U.S. Navy Cruiser
Enlisted sailors gather informally on the weather deck of USS Columbia, a protected cruiser of the 'New Navy' era. Commissioned in 1894, Columbia and her sister ships represented America's first generation of modern steel warships. This candid deck portrait, with its riveted ventilator, coiled rigging, and mix of work uniforms, captures the everyday shipboard camaraderie of the pre-World War I fleet. Project: 218595