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Photograph of USS Wilmette Warship, Late 1918 from Glenview Naval Air Station
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Photographs from the Glenview Naval Air Station, Glenview Illinois. Naval warfare: USS Wilmette
After the sinking of the SS Eastland, at port of Chicago, the salvage was sold to the US navy and post restoration, the SS Eastland became a gunboat and was renamed the USS Wilmette.
In August 1943 the USS Wilmette, transported then President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Admiral William D. Leahy, James F. Byrnes and Harry Hopkins on a 10-day cruise, in order to plan strategies for World War II. The USS Wilmette was primarily used as a training vessel, and was scrapped in December of 1945.
- Dimensions:Height: 20.13 in (51.14 cm)Width: 22.13 in (56.22 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1918
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. In as found condition.
- Seller Location:Chicago, IL
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