Photo #: NH 101887
Snark (American Motor Boat, 1917)
Photographed at the time of her completion. She was one of nine
62'4" motor boats of the Apache type built by Herreshoff
Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island, specifically for
patrol duty. Turned over to the Navy for World War I service,
she was commissioned as USS Snark (SP-1291) on 30 August
1917 and returned to her owner on 29 March 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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