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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 --
Karibou (Motor Boat, 1913).
Originally named Lebanon.
Later USS Karibou (SP-200), 1917-1919
Karibou, a 65' 6" motor boat, was built in 1913
at Salisbury, Maryland, as a pleasure craft. She was originally
named Lebanon. The Navy leased her in May 1917, placing
her in commission as USS Karibou (SP-200). During World
War I, she was employed as a patrol and mail boat in the vicinity
of Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia. She also operated in the
James and York Rivers and along the Atlantic coast near Virginia
Beach. Karibou was decommissioned and returned to her owner
in February 1919.
This page features the only views we have concerning the
motor boat Karibou, originally named Lebanon, which
served as USS Karibou (SP-200) in 1917-1919.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 99479
Lebanon (American Motor Boat, 1913)
General arrangement drawing, probably made in about 1913, when
she was built by the Salisbury Marine Construction Company of
Salisbury, Maryland.
Later renamed Karibou, she was USS Karibou (SP-200)
in 1917-1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 445 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 101954
Karibou (U.S. Motor Boat, 1913)
Photographed prior to World War I.
Previously named Lebanon, she served as USS Karibou
(SP-200) in 1917-19.
The name Karibou is faintly visible on the nameboard immediately
aft of the awning.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 435 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 99478
Karibou (American Motor Boat, 1913)
Photographed prior to her World War I era Naval service.
She was USS Karibou (SP-200) in 1917-1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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Page made 3 June 2001
New images added 15 August 2004