Ora Belle, a 40-foot motor pleasure boat built in 1911 by H.C. Carson Love, was based in the Charleston, South Carolina, area prior to World War I. Under the name Dolphin, the Navy acquired her in July 1918 and placed her in commission in August of that year as USS Dolphin (SP-874). Assigned to the Sixth Naval District for the remainding months of the First World War, she was returned to her owners in mid-December 1918.
This page features the only view we have concerning the motor boat Ora Belle of 1911, later renamed Dolphin, which was USS Dolphin (SP-874) in 1918.
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Page made 31 January 2006