WWI US Home Front ARA Photo Post Card USS Covington Torpedoed Sinking 1918 WW1 For Sale

WWI US Home Front ARA Photo Post Card USS Covington Torpedoed Sinking 1918 WW1
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WWI US Home Front ARA Photo Post Card USS Covington Torpedoed Sinking 1918 WW1:
$21.95

- Will combine shipping for multiple purchasesHere is anotherWorld War I US Home Front ARA Post Card.ThePhoto Post Card depicts the sinking of the USS Covington 50 miles off Brest France. Covington was a Troopship torpedoed by a German U Boat. ARA was the American Recreation Association, a charitable organization that captured vessels and sea life in a series of photo post cards that were given to ships' crews. This photo shows the ship's port side with the US Flag at the fan tail touching the water.
The Covington had made 6 trips across the pond transporting 21,000 soldiers for the American Expeditionary Force. Covington was originally the German passenger liner Cincinnati of the Hamburg Line. In 1914 the vessel was interned in the US, and when War was declared it was seized by the US Navy. On July 2, 1918 she was torpedoed by U-86. The torpedo strike killed 6 of her crew. Her escorts rescued 770 crew and troops. There was an attempt to tow Covington to Brest, France; however, she sunk 50 miles off the French Coast.
The ARA Covington Sinking Post Card is in about fair to fair condition and 104 years old.World War I US Home Front Post Cards
- WWI American Recreation Association; ARA Photo Post Card Depicting USS Covington Sinking 1918
- Former German Liner Cincinnati seized by US Navy converted to the Troop Ship USS Covington
- Torpedoed July 2, 1918 by U-86, sunk under tow 50 miles off the coast of Brest, France
- Black, white glossy, legible information, good detail, saved as souvenir
- Slightly dinged corners, light darkening, soiling, curling to card
- Measures 5.5 x 3.5 inches- Domestic buyers pay USPS 1stClass Service, padded bag, tracking
- No International Service unless buyer provides valid US Address on payment notification document


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