Billow, a 248 gross ton steam-powered fishing trawler, was built in 1912 at Quincy, Massachusetts. She was chartered by the Navy in June 1918 and placed in commission late in that month as USS Billow (ID # 1704). For the rest of World War I she served in the vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts, probably as a minesweeper. Billow was decommissioned at the end of November 1918 and returned to her owner.
This page features the only view we have concerning the trawler Billow, which was USS Billow (ID # 1704) in 1918.
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Page made 5 June 2004