Letter B, a 40-foot "runabout" type motor boat, was built in 1912 by the Elco Company at Bayonne, New Jersey, as a civilian pleasure craft. The Navy acquired her in May 1917 and placed her in commission as USS Letter B (SP-732) in October of that year. Based at Norfolk, Virginia, she served throughout World War I as a patrol boat and aircraft tender. No longer required after the end of the conflict, Letter B was returned to her owner in April 1919.
This page features our only views of the motor boat Letter B, which served as USS Letter B (SP-732) in 1917-1919.
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Page made 17 November 2001
New image added 16 September 2004