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Emergency Fleet Photo Collection
Before Mallows Bay
Emergency Fleet Poster
An illustrative poster celebrating ships launched by the U.S. Emergency Fleet Corps. as part of the country’s engagement in World War I.
Emergency Fleet Poster
An illustrative poster advertising the work of the U.S. Emergency Fleet Corps. during World War I.
Launch of the Emergency Fleet
The launching of U.S. Emergency Fleet Corps vessel Gunston Hall at a shipyard in Alexandria, Va.
S.S. Boone
Built for the U.S. Emergency Fleet Corps. and launched in August 1918 only months before the end of World War I, the S.S Boone was eventually sold for salvage and grounded at Mallows Bay in 1922.
U.S.S. Afrania
Built in Portland Ore. for the U.S. Emergency Fleet Corps, the S.S. Afrania was sold for salvage and burned in Mallows Bay prior to 1926. The vessel now lies partially submerged directly against the shoreline, with significant vegetation overgrowth.
U.S.S. Accomac
The M.V. Accomac was built as the Virginia Lee in Quincy, Mass. in 1928. Following service as a transatlantic convoy vessel during World War II, the vessel was repurposed as a car ferry plying the southern Chesapeake. The Accomac was abandoned at Mallows Bay in 1973 and remains the most visible and recognizable wreck of the sanctuary.
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