The floating crane ship, US Crane Ship No.1, sitting in dry dock on 3 October 1925. The crane ship was undergoing repairs and refit at the Boston Navy Yard. The ship still carries her former name “Kearsarge” on her stern. Originally the battleship USS Kearsarge (BB-5) pre-dreadnought.

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Nearly all major surface combatants (7/8 frigates) of one of Latin America’s most capable, professional, and modern Navies, the Armada Chile, are included in this photo, including the Type 22 Batch 2 frigate Almirante Williams ex HMS Sheffield, and 3 Type 23 frigates, ex HMS Norfolk, Marlborough and Grafton.

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