Photo #: NH 94460
Dawn (American Motor Boat, 1914)
Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service.
Built by Hehre & Aker of Clason Point, The Bronx, New York, this
pleasure craft had electric drive machinery, with a gasoline
engine powered generator, and was described on her official data
card as "Available for repair boat, can furnish electric
power for lighting, shop, or for repairs". She was enrolled
by the Navy on 19 June 1917 and taken into service as USS Dawn
(SP-26). She was returned to her owner, W.T. Donnelley of Brooklyn,
New York, on 4 April 1918.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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