USS Glacier (AF-4) was a Glacier-class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for use in the Spanish-American War. She served again during World War I in the dangerous North Atlantic Ocean, delivering general goods and ammunition to American Expeditionary Force troops in Europe.
Read more about USS Glacier (AF-4): Acquisition For Spanish-American War Service, Philippine Islands Support Operations, Additional Turn-of-the-century Assignments, Continued Philippine Islands Assignment, Assigned To The Atlantic Fleet, Transferred To The Pacific Fleet, World War I Operations, Delivering Food and Stores To U.S. Troops in Europe, Reassigned Back To The Pacific, Final Decommissioning
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