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Torpedo boats in the wet dock, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, circa 1905

Subjects
Ships & BoatsWarships & BattleshipsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Undivided Back)
Front of Torpedo boats in the wet dock, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, circa 1905, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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Back of Torpedo boats in the wet dock, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, circa 1905, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

Color view of the wet dock at Norfolk Navy Yard, with a large white and orange-hulled vessel at left and several dark torpedo boats moored at right; industrial buildings line the waterfront.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

6/19/08. U.S.S. Olympia Dear Winnie Klinger:- We are on the "Summer cruise" Anchored in Hampton Roads. Next stop New London, Conn. M.H.

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
9163. TORPEDO BOATS IN THE WET DOCK, NORFOLK NAVY YARD, VA. COPYRIGHT 1905. BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. --- POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedNorfolk, VA, June 20, 1908, 09:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Clara Krieger

Wittenberge, Germany

Postcard record

Postmarked, Norfolk, VA
Series9163
ConditionFair
Place addressedClara Krieger, Wittenberge
Place depictedNorfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; handwritten message on front; copyright 1905. Postmark: NORFOLK VA. JUN 20 9 AM 1908. Undivided back; white border; 1c Franklin green stamp; some foxing/stains.

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Torpedo boats in the wet dock, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/torpedo-boats-in-the-wet-dock-norfolk-navy-yard-virginia-cir. Accessed October 5, 2026.