Photo #: NH 100898
Blanche (American Harbor Tug, 1878)
In port, possibly when inspected by the Fifth Naval District
on 18 June 1918.
The Navy inspectors evaluated this tug as "unsuitable. Does
not meet requirements of any class of merchant auxiliary"
. However, she was taken over by the Navy's Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts and commissioned as USS Blanche (with no
ID #) on 26 August 1918. She was returned to her owners on 5
December 1918.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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