A guide to the General Edwin D. Patrick (built 1944; transport: U.S. Navy) slides, 1963

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2016

A Guide to the General Edwin D. Patrick (built 1944; transport: U.S. Navy) slides

P16-006

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service

2016, National Park Service

Title: General Edwin D. Patrick (built 1944; transport: U.S. Navy) slides

Date: 1963

Identifier/Call Number: P16-006 (SAFR 24664)

Creator: Kirk, George B.

Physical Description: 19 items.

Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department

Building E, Fort Mason

San Francisco, CA 94123

Abstract: The General Edwin D. Patrick (built 1944; transport: U.S. Navy) photographs, circa 1963, (SAFR 24664, P16-006) are comprised of slides of photographs taken aboard the U.S. Navy transport vessel GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK while underway. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.

Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department

Language(s): In English.

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Preferred Citation

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P16-006 (SAFR 24664), General Edwin D. Patrick (built 1944; transport: U.S. Navy) slides, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Acquisition Information

SAFR-02505

Part of library accession 80-011, 1980, from donor George B. Kirk.

Historical or Biographical Note

The U.S. Navy transport vessel ADMIRAL C. F. HUGHES was launched in 1944 at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard in Alameda, California. She was transferred to the U.S. Army Transport Service and renamed GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK in 1946. In 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service where she served until 1967.

Collection Scope and Content

The General Edwin D. Patrick (built 1944; transport: U.S. Navy) photographs, circa 1963, (SAFR 24664, P16-006) are comprised of slides of photographs taken aboard the U.S. Navy transport vessel GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK while underway. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.

Contains 19 color slides of photographs taken during a voyage aboard GENERAL EDWIN D. PATRICK (built 1944; transport: U.S. Navy) of crewmembers at work and leisure as well as photographs of landscapes seen from a distance, circa 1963.

Collection Arrangement

Arranged in slide number order.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Government vessels--United States

Transports

General Edwin D. Patrick (Transport ship)

Color slides