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Photo # NH 89408:  Steam yacht Christabel, which was USS Christabel in 1917-1919

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USS Christabel (SP-162), 1917-1919

USS Christabel, a 248 gross ton patrol vessel, was built in 1893 at Glasgow, Scotland, as a civilian steam yacht. At the end of April 1917, when she was owned by Irving T. Bush of New York City, she was purchased by the U.S. Navy for World War I use. She was placed in commission a month later, following conversion to a warship, and during June and early July crossed the Atlantic to Brest, France. For the remainder of the conflict, Christabel was employed on escort and patrol work off western France, and took part in at least two actions with German U-Boats. After returning to the United States in December 1918, she was based at New London, Connecticut, as an anti-submarine training ship. Decommissioned in mid-May 1919, Christabel was sold at the end of June to the Savannah Bar Pilots Association, of Savannah, Georgia.

This page features all the views we have concerning USS Christabel (SP-162) and the steam yacht Christabel of 1893.

Related Subject: For a photograph of a USS Christabel officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" during combat action on 21 May 1918, see:

  • Lieutenant Commander Daniel A.J. Sullivan, USNRF.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: NH 89408

    Christabel
    (Anglo-American Steam Yacht, 1893)

    Photographed prior to World War I.
    This yacht served as USS Christabel (SP-162) in 1917-1919.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 59KB; 740 x 540 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 300

    USS Christabel
    (SP-162)

    In port, circa 1918-1919.
    Taken by Carl A. Stahl, Photographer, USN.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 79KB; 440 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 55162

    USS Christabel
    (SP-162)

    View of the ship's smokestack, circa 1919. The star painted on it represents the German submarine she was then credited with having sunk during World War I.
    Note steam whistle on the forward side of the stack.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 61KB; 435 x 765 pixels

     


    Related Subject: For a photograph of a USS Christabel officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" during combat action on 21 May 1918, see:

  • Lieutenant Commander Daniel A.J. Sullivan, USNRF.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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