U.S.S. Radnor

Port bow view of the U.S.S. Radnor. Inscribed on reverse: "RADNOR 1st Boat/ Capt.[George Comer] was in Worlds War/ Julia". Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. On mount, 8 x 10 in. Radnor was built in 1918 by the Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester, Pennsylvania for the Cunard Steamship C...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, J.E. (Creator)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1918
Subjects:
Steamships
Cargo ships
Ships
Radnor (Steamship)
United States. Navy
Arctic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5255
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Summary:Port bow view of the U.S.S. Radnor. Inscribed on reverse: "RADNOR 1st Boat/ Capt.[George Comer] was in Worlds War/ Julia". Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. On mount, 8 x 10 in. Radnor was built in 1918 by the Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester, Pennsylvania for the Cunard Steamship Company. She was requisitioned by the Navy, May 13, 1918 and used as a cargo ship during World War I. Captain George Comer (1858-1937) served as an officer on the Radnor for several months in 1918. Comer was a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam noted for his studies of Arctic peoples. "Julia" refers to Comer's wife, Julia Chipman Comer.

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