Photo #: NH 102258
Tech III (American Motor Boat, 1916)
Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service.
This "very fast" (25-30 mph) craft was acquired by
the Navy on 6 August 1917 and commissioned the following day
as USS Tech III (SP-1055). She was decommissioned on 19
October 1917 and ordered returned to her owner "when repaired".
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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