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See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Hampshire_(1864) "New Hampshire was towed from Newport to New London, Connecticut in 1891 and was receiving ship there until decommissioned on 5 June 1892. The following year she was loaned as a training ship for the New York Naval Militia, which was to furnish nearly a thousand officers and men to the Navy during the Spanish–American War. New Hampshire was renamed Granite State on 30 November 1904 to free the name "New Hampshire" for a newly authorized battleship New Hampshire (BB-25). Stationed in the Hudson River, Granite State continued training service throughout the years leading to World War I when State naval militia were practically the only trained and equipped men available to the Navy for immediate service."

The ship in the background is the frigate Granite State, originally USS New Hampshire (1864). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Hampshire_%281864%29 See article in The New York Times, November 2, 1915 "NAMES FLYING BOAT FOR NAVAL MILITIA"

Thanks B-59. We will add the name of this ship to the description when we update.

To the right of the frame is the fantail of the New York Naval Militia's Patrol Yacht USS Wasp (1893). See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wasp_(1893) www.navsource.org/archives/12/130095d.htm www.navsource.org/archives/12/130095.htm