Contributed by Maine Historical Society

Description

Arthur Schuh, who served as a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in the United States Navy Reserve, captured this photograph of U.S. Naval activity at the Frontier base in downtown Portland, in 1944.

Identifiable vessels in the photograph include CS-302; the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Lydonia; and the USS Eagle (PE-56), a World War I–era patrol boat that a German U-boat sank while it was towing targets off the coast of Maine on April 23, 1945. Initially blamed on a boiler explosion, the Navy reclassified the loss as enemy action in 2001.

Apart from his work in the Navy, Schuh was also a professional photographer and entrepreneur. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Schuh received his BA and MBA from Harvard and graduated in 1940.

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About This Item

• Title: U.S. Naval vessels USS "Lydonia" and USS "Eagle" docked in Portland, 1944
• Creator: Arthur Schuh
• Creation Date: 1944
• Subject Date: 1944
• Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
• Media: Film negative
• Local Code: Coll. 4268, Box 2
• Collection: Arthur Schuh photographs and negatives
• Object Type: Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Military bases, American
• Military bases--Maine--Portland
• United States. Navy--1940-1950
• World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Atlantic Ocean
• World War, 1939-1945--Maine--Casco Bay
• World War, 1939-1945--Sea control

People

• Schuh, Arthur

Other Keywords

• Battle of the Atlantic
• Brunswick Naval Air Station
• Eagle-class patrol craft
• Naval Base
• Naval stations
• Naval yards
• Signals
• U-boat
• WWII

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For more information about this item, contact:

Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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