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WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico

Two photo postcards issue by A.R.A. (American Recreation Association).

#1 Troopship SS Mauretania in harbor

Photo of SS Mauretania in harbor, being guided by ferry boat.

Written on negative ‘A-R-A    S.S. MAURETANIA T-1’

Mauretania was about to fill the void left by Lusitania, but she was ordered by the British government to serve as a troop ship to carry British soldiers during the Gallipoli Campaign.She avoided becoming prey for German U-boats because of her high speed and the seamanship of her crew. 
When combined forces from the British empire and France began to suffer heavy casualties, Mauretania was ordered to serve as a hospital ship, along with her fellow Cunarder Aquitania and White Star's Britannic, to treat the wounded until 25 January 1916. In medical service the vessel was painted white with buff funnels and large medical cross emblems surrounding the vessel and possibly illuminated signs starboard and port. Seven months later, Mauretania once again became a troop ship late in 1916 when requisitioned by the Canadian government to carry Canadian troops from Halifax to Liverpool. Her war duty was not yet over when the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, and she carried thousands of American troops.
 

#2 Battleship ‘New Mexico’ in harbor

Photo of the New Mexico in harbor, anchors dropped.

Written on negative ‘A-R-A THE NEW MEXICO F-18’

USS New Mexico was a battleship in service with the United States Navy from 1918 to 1946. She was the lead ship of a class of three battleships, and the first ship to be named for the state of New Mexico. Her keel was laid down on 14 October 1915 at the New York Navy Yard, she was launched on 23 April 1917, and was commissioned on 20 May 1918. She was the first ship with a turbo-electric transmission, which helped her reach a cruising speed of 10 knots. Shortly after completing initial training, New Mexico escorted the ship that carried President Woodrow Wilson to Brest, France to sign the Treaty of Versailles.

Both are unused. Some small smudges on back. #1 has a couple of spots on bottom border where ‘gloss’ is missing.

(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale)

 

The American Recreation Association (ARA). For the comfort and benefit of all U.S. military personnel in training camps, on ships, and in military bases overseas, the A-R-A (among others) published a series of sepia-and-white, numbered, divided back, real photo postcards, showing some of the American Troopships that ferried more than 2 million soldiers and sailors to Europe and home again between 1917 to 1919.

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WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico
WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico
WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico
WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico
WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico
WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico
WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico
WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico
WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico

WW1 two ARA photo postcards of ships Mauretania and New Mexico