Photo #: NH 102057
USS Nautilus II (SP-559)
Photographed during World War I.
Built in 1917 by Kyle and Purdy, City Island, New York, and originally
known as their Number 74, this motor boat was acquired by the
Navy on 17 August 1917 and commissioned on 9 October 1917. She
was returned to her owner on 14 February 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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