First Mass

USS Vermont - Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

December 25, 1897

LocationUSS Vermont - Brooklyn Navy Yard
State/TerritoryNew York
CountyKings
Modern DioceseDiocese of Brooklyn
Historical DioceseDiocese of Brooklyn
DateDecember 25, 1897
PriestFather William Henry Ironsides Reaney
RiteRoman (Latin) Rite
Confidenceconfirmed
Submitted by@chrisgeorgeberg

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Father Reaney
Father Reaney

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Notes

This is a real good one. First Catholic mass on a US Warship. Several priests served on US Warships before but were not allowed to say mass. And I got the original source

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