Photo #: NH 95903
Blue Bird (American Motor Boat, 1911)
Underway prior to World War I.
Previously named Parthenia, this pleasure craft was acquired
by the Navy on 25 June 1917 and placed in commision as USS Blue
Bird (SP-465) on 17 December 1917. She was returned to her
owner on 7 February 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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