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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., August 13, 1920 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86058226/1920-08-13/ed-... reports that the U.S. was awarded 5 German warships after WWI and that they would visit several ports before being destroyed. They included the battleship Ostfriesland and the cruiser Frankfort. Albuquerque morning journal., August 24, 1920, CITY EDITION, page 2 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84031081/1920-08-24/ed-... has a picture (very poorly reproduced) that could be of this scene. It says that four of the five ships were tied up in the Hudson River, New York. The ships in the picture are thus likely to be the cruiser Frankfort (or Frankfurt) and destroyers C-102, V-43, and S-132. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Frankfurt

The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces, Volume 57, Part 2 books.google.com/books?id=oEG17z92iSsC&pg=PA1535&... describes the operation of bringing the vessels across the Atlantic. The Ostfriesland came under her own steam and towed the Frankfurt. The others were towed by the U.S. minesweepers Falcon, Redwing, and Rail.

See also The Ogden standard-examiner., July 15, 1920, LAST EDITION, Image 7 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058393/1920-07-15/ed-...

The same photo as in the Albuquerque morning journal., August 24, 1920 in a (little) better quality is in The Chickasha daily express., August 19, 1920, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86090528/1920-08-19/ed-...

This Bain photo pictures (left to right) the German large torpedo boats V 43, G 102 and S 132 and the American minesweeper USS Redwing (AM-48), s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:German_torpedo_boats_in_US_LOC... The V 43 was a V 25-class torpedo boat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_ocean-going_torpedo_boats_an...: V 43 - launched 27 Jan 1915 - completed 28 May 1915 - Interned, Scapa Flow, 22 Nov 1918; attempted scuttling on 21 Jun 1919 failed and ship recovered; to USA, 1920; sunk as air bombing target off Cape Henry, 15 Jul 1921. S 132 see: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/39773555110/ G 102 see: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/41581672881/

Columbian Naval Parade, have to look that one up. Thanks for posting this!

This seems to be a photo taken from a United States Coast Guard cutter (in a typical, post-war, all-white paint scheme) just south of Honolulu (note Diamond Head in the distance).