Keywords: SS Eastern Chief (1917).jpg The commercial cargo ship SS Eastern Chief photographed possibly when she was inspected by the US Navy's 6th Naval District at Charleston South Carolina for potential naval service She later served as the U S Navy cargo ship USS Eastern Chief ID-3390 United States Navy History and Heritage Command photo http //www history navy mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-e/e-chief htm NH 103540 Possibly 1918-09-10 United States Navy History and Heritage Command photograph; collection is in the public domain PD-USGov-Military-Navy Original upload log en wikipedia SS+Eastern+Chief+ 281917 29 jpg 2011-02-15 04 41 Mdnavman 740×250× 30755 bytes <nowiki> The commercial cargo ship SS Eastern Chief photographed possibly when she was inspected by the United States Navy ' s 6th Naval District at Charleston South Carolina </nowiki> Eastern Chief ship 1917 Black and white photographs |