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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
USS Patrol # 6 (SP-54), 1917-1921
USS Patrol # 6, a 61-foot motor patrol boat, was built
in 1916 at Neponset, Massachusetts, as a civilian pleasure craft.
Originally named Bonita, she was renamed Patrol # 6
when her owner affiliated her with the national "Preparedness"
program that preceded the United States' entry into World War
I. The Navy purchased the craft in June 1917 and placed her in
commission later in that month. For the rest of World War I, and
beyond, she was employed by the Second Naval District for operations
in the waters of southern New England. Patrol # 6 was stricken
from the Navy list in November 1919 and sold in March 1921.
This page features our only views of USS Patrol # 6
(SP-54).
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 102121
USS Patrol No. 6 (SP-54)
Photographed in port, during World War I.
Built in 1916 by George Lawley & Son of Neponset, Massachusetts,
and originally named Bonita, this motor boat was acquired
by the Navy on 16 June 1917 and commissioned on 29 June. She
was stricken on 7 November 1919 and sold on 19 March 1921.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 65KB; 740 x 445 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 102123
USS Patrol No. 10 (SP-85)
In port during World War I.
Built in 1917 by Greenport Basin & Construction Company, Greenport,
Long Island, and originally called Greenport Hull 288,
this motor boat was acquired by the Navy on 3 May 1917 and commissioned
on 3 October 1917. She was sold on 5 August 1921. Patrol No.
10 was similar to two boats built for Russia and taken over
by the U.S. Navy, Hetman (SP-1150) and Russ (SP-1151),
ex Greenport Hull 277 and Greenport Hull 278.
The superstructure of USS Patrol No. 6 (SP-54) is visible
in the left background. The boat at far right, with numbers on
her bow, is USS Daiquiri (SP-1285).
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 435 pixels |
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Page made 29 September 2002
New image added I October 2002