![US Coast Guard cutter John C. Spencer departing on her maiden voyage to US Territory of Alaska from New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 19 May 1937 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/ship_spencer2.jpg)
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| Caption | US Coast Guard cutter John C. Spencer departing on her maiden voyage to US Territory of Alaska from New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 19 May 1937 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Coast Guard | ||||||||
| Identification Code | F1107.C94 | ||||||||
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| Photo Size | 974 x 630 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 19 May 1937 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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28 Aug 2011 08:23:24 PM
my dad arnold. r lycksell was on the spencer in alaska in 37 i have alot of pictures of the ship i rember him telling me what an adventure it was being aboard her alaska looks alot different know comparded to 1937 in 39 he was transferd to the uss dickman where this ship would go on to be in 5 major invashions the coast gard is more than just garding the coast god bless the coast gard