DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 99162
Abalone (American Motor Boat, 1913)
Off New York City, with an amusement park in the background,
prior to World War I.
The Navy leased this craft for World War I service, placing her
in commission as USS Abalone (SP-208) in May 1917. She
was returned to her owner on Christmas Eve 1918.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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