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Photo # NH 42421:  USS Tacony in port, 29 November 1918

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USS Tacony (SP-5), 1917-1918.
Originally the Civilian Motor Boat Sybilla II (1911)

USS Tacony, an 82-foot patrol craft, was built in 1911 at Camden, New Jersey, as a civilian pleasure craft Sybilla II. The Navy acquired her for World War I service and placed her in commission in May 1917. Tacony operated in the waters of the 4th Naval District for the rest of the conflict. She was returned to her owner in late November 1918, shortly after the 11 November Armistice brought an end to the fighting.

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Photo #: NH 42421

USS Tacony
(SP-5)

In port on 29 November 1918, the day she was returned to her owner.
She was built in 1911 as the pleasure craft Sybilla II and delivered to the Navy for World War I service on 24 May 1917.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 111KB; 740 x 595 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 102250

USS Tacony
(SP-5)

Photographed during World War I.
Built in 1911 and originally named Sybilla II, this motor boat was acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 24 May 1917. She was returned to her owner on 29 November 1918.

The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 49KB; 740 x 475 pixels

 


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