Photo #: NH 99966
Chanticleer (American Motor Boat)
Anchored off a recreational bathing beach, prior to World War
I.
This boat, built by Wilton C. Crosby and owned by H.S. Hutchinson
of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was acquired by the Navy on 21
May 1917 and placed in commission the next day as USS Chanticleer
(SP-663). She was returned to her owner on 25 November 1918.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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