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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 101583
USS Dianthus (SP-639)
Photographed during World War I.
Built in 1913, the civilian motor boat Dianthus was acquired
by the Navy on 21 May 1917 and placed in commission on 26 May
1917. She was returned to her owner on 26 November 1918.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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