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Photo # NH 100220:  USS Bab hauled out of the water, during World War I.

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USS Bab (SP-116), 1917-1918

USS Bab, a 38-foot section patrol boat of the high-speed "sea sled" design, was built in 1916 at South Boston, Massachusetts, as a private pleasure craft. In 1916 or the first months of 1917 the Navy examined her for possible use, but evaluated her as "Not suitable for naval use". This opinion appears to have changed, as in October 1917 she was reported to have been delivered to the Ninth Naval District. Bab was probably based in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois, for the rest of World War I. At the end of December 1918 she was reported to have been returned to her owner.

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Photo #: NH 100220

USS Bab
(SP-116)

Hauled out of the water during World War I.
A "sea sled" type motor boat built in 1916, Bab was reported delivered to the Navy on 6 October 1917 and reported returned to her owner on 31 December 1918.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 475 pixels

 


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