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Photo #: NH 94476

Dispatch
(American Motor Boat, 1916)

Underway circa 1916-1917, with USS Pennsylvania (Battleship # 38) or USS Arizona (Battleship # 39) in the background.
Built and based at Norfolk, Virginia, in about 1917 this motor boat was inspected for possible Navy service and assigned the registry number SP-973. Reported as being "in good condition except engine", she was not taken over.

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Image posted 21 January 2006