Photo #: NH 102257
USS Teaser (SP-933)
In the Elizabeth River, Virginia, off the Norfolk Navy Yard,
circa 1917-1918.
Built as the civilian motor boat Teaser in 1916, this
craft was placed in commission by the Navy on 29 November 1917.
She caught fire and sank on 27 December 1918 and was stricken
from the list of Naval vessels on 15 February 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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