12195. Coast Guard Cutters Manning & Apache c.1929
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12195. Coast Guard Cutters Manning & Apache c.1929
12195. (photo) Coast Guard Cutters Manning & Apache c.1929. Clear, close original 8” x 10” press photo shows great detail of the two cutters moored at the Washington Navy Yard for the Presidential inauguration. The Manning (left), was a brigantine-rigged 205-foot, 1,150-ton steamer. She was commissioned in 1898 and saw immediate service during the Spanish American War as a blockader and escort vessel. Apache (right), originally launched as Galveston but renamed in 1904, was a 190-foot, 416-ton, iron-hulled, twin screw steamer. She entered service in 1891 and was decommissioned in 1937. The photo depicts her after extensive modifications carried out in 1904. Photo is b/w and includes date and description on back. Dated March 1, 1929. Clear, close view, light edge and corner wear. Rare view. (VG). $44.