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Photo # NH 42546:  USS SP-582 (previously named Halcyon II), at Wakefield, Mass., circa 1918-19

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USS Halcyon II (SP-582), 1917-1919
Originally named Halcyon; later renamed SP-582

USS Halcyon II, a 161-ton steam yacht, was built in 1907 at Morris Heights, New York as a civilian yacht. Purchased by the U.S. Navy in August 1917 under the name Halcyon and placed in commission later in the year, she served on patrol duties at Boston, Massachusetts, through the rest of World War I and into the first year of peace. She was renamed SP-582 early in 1918. Badly damaged in a collision in June 1919, she was stricken from the list of Naval vessels a month later and sold in December 1919.

This page features all the views we have concerning USS Halcyon II (SP-582).

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Photo #: NH 101820

USS SP-582 (1917-1919)


Photographed in icy water during the winter of 1917-18, probably at Boston, Massachusetts. When this view was taken, she may still have been USS Halcyon II (SP-582) as her name was not changed to SP-582 until early 1918.

The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 445 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 42546

USS SP-582 (1917-1919, ex-Halcyon II)


Photographed circa 1918-19 at Wakefield, Massachusetts, by Alton H. Blackington, of Boston.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 445 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 103072

USS Halcyon II
(SP-582)

Crewman working on the ship's after 3-pounder gun, while she was in port during the World War I era.
This ship was renamed SP-582 in early 1918.

Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2005.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 54KB; 415 x 765 pixels

 


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Page made 14 April 2001
New image added 10 October 2005