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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
USS Natalia (SP-1251), 1917-1918.
Originally the civilian motor boat Natalia.
USS Natalia, a 55-foot motor patrol boat, was built
at Stamford, Connecticut in 1909 as a pleasure craft, to a design
by Whittelsey & Whitaker. She was taken over by the Navy in May
1917 and apparently entered service in the First Naval District
during that year. However, she subsequently proved unsuitable
for naval service and was returned to her owner, John Hayes Hammond,
Jr., of Gloucester, Massachusetts, in July 1918.
This page features the only views we have concerning the
motor boat Natalia and USS Natalia (SP-1251).
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 99979
Natalia (American Motor Boat, 1909)
Photographed prior to her World War I Naval service.
Designed by Wittelsey & Whitaker of Stamford, Connecticut, and
built in 1909, this pleasure craft was owned in 1917 by John
Hayes Hammond, Jr., of Gloucester, Massachusetts. She was acquired
by the Navy on 8 May 1917 and subsequently served as USS Natalia
(SP-1251). After proving unsuitable for Naval employment, she
was returned to her owner on 5 July 1918.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 53KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 102055
USS Natalia (SP-1251)
Photographed during World War I.
Built in 1909, this motor boat was acquired by the Navy on 8
May 1917. Found to be unsuitable for Naval use, she was returned
to her owner on 5 July 1918.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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