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Title	USS Bexar at dock.
Place	Portland (Or.)
Topic	United States. Navy. Ambulances
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Bexar (Ship : APA-237)
Genre	Photographs
Theme	Infrastructure
Description	Several United States Navy ships at a dock. The ship in the foreground has number and letters painted on the hull reading: "PA 237", and also the letter "B" painted in several spots. In the foreground are several parked automobiles, and an ambulance with a red cross on the side. Part of a building is visible at right, also visible is a tall scaffolding that appears to run the length of the dock. A small part of a railroad track is visible at bottom right.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.<br>The USS Bexar [pronounced bear] was built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, Oregon, and launched 25 July 1945. It was commissioned 9 October 1945. Among several other assignments throughout her career, the Bexar participated in several exercises and cruises along the east coast between 1948 and 1950.<br>William H. Mortensen of Hartford, Connecticut toured the ship Bexar along with several others, probably between 1948 and 1950, when it was stationed along the east coast.
Date created	[between 1948 and 1950]
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 10 x 13 cm.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 2002.87.219<br>File name: chs_m6_2002_87_219.jpg
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Collection	William H. Mortensen Collection.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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