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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images:
-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --
Hippocampus (American Motor Boat, 1913).
Served as USS Hippocampus (SP-654) in 1917-1919
Hippocampus, a 56-foot motor pleasure boat, was built
at New York in 1912-13. She was leased by the Navy in June 1917
and commissioned as USS Hippocampus (SP-654). Through the
rest of World War I, she was used as a harbor patrol craft at
Rockland, Maine, and in Penobscot Bay. Hippocampus was
decommissioned in November 1918 and returned to her owner in April
1919.
This page features the only views we have related to the
motor boat Hippocampus, which served as USS Hippocampus
(SP-654) in 1917-1919.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 101822
Hippocampus (U.S. Motor Boat, 1913)
Photographed prior to World War I with a rowing boat and several
model sailing boats in the foreground.
This craft served during 1917-19 as USS Hippocampus (SP-654).
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 48KB; 740 x 525 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 99375
Hippocampus (American Motor Boat, 1913)
Halftone reproduction of a photograph published in a contemporary
publication. Hand written notes are on the original print, which
is mounted on Hippocampus' "SP" data card, and
reflect the compensation paid to the boat's owner for her use
by the Navy during World War I.
This pleasure craft was acquired by the the Navy under lease
on 21 June 1917 and placed in commission as USS Hippocampus
(SP-654) on 25 June 1917. She was returned to her owner on 5
April 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 485 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 101821
Hippocampus (U.S. Motor Boat, 1913)
Plans by her builder, New York Yacht, Launch and Engine Company,
Morris Heights, New York.
This craft served during 1917-19 as USS Hippocampus (SP-654).
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 620 pixels |
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Page made 13 April 2001
New image added 6 June 2004