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U.S. Navy Riot Drill by Bluejackets of the "Kearsarge"

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Stock #:397166
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Postmark: 1919 Jun-2
Postmark City: Washington
Postmark State: DC
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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Detachments of seamen are frequently landed from United States war vessels to protect American interests in some foreign country where trouble is brewing. This view shows a squad of bluejackets from the first-class battleship "Kearsarge" executing the "riot drill" on shore. They are supported by a rapid-fire gun landed from the battleship

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