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Sailors leap off the side of the battleship USS Rhode Island after coaling ship, circa 1913.

Sailors on board the cruiser Maryland haul a shark on board, circa 1912.

Three sailors mug for a photo, circa 1908.

Two sailors modify the appearance of a hat, while pet parrots watch from a perch.

This colorized photograph shows sailors doing their laundry by hand on the deck of a Navy warship.

An 1898 depiction of Sunday Service at sea, on board the battleship USS Texas at Key West.

This pocket-sized manual for sailors covers numerous important topics for daily live in the Navy, from desertion and conduct, to pay and clothing.

The "dynamite cruiser" USS Vesuvius, with her three pneumatic guns visible, photographed in the early 1890's.

The battleship USS Michigan, dressed with flags, and with her crew manning the rails, seen during the New York Naval Review in 1911.

Sailors on board the battleship USS Oklahoma holystone the deck.

Sailors on board the protected cruiser USS Olympia stand watch. Shown is Quartermaster R.C. Mehrtens, who steered the Olympia during the famous Battle of Manila Bay.

Sailors on board the protected cruiser USS Baltimore pose with cleaning equipment.

Peddlers from Tangiers, Morocco bring baskets of goods on board the cruiser USS Baltimore, May 1904.

Sailors on board USS Olympia shine metal surfaces on deck, 1898.

Sailors clean the hull of the cruiser USS Olympia in 1898.