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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
USS Ranger (SP-237), 1917-1931.
Renamed SP-237 in 1918.
Originally the civilian steam yacht Ranger, built in 1910
Ranger, a 219 gross ton steam yacht, was built in 1910
by Robert Jacobs, of City Island, New York. She was purchased
by the Navy from T.W. Slocum of New York City in June 1917 and
placed in commission in October of that year as USS Ranger
(SP-237). Renamed SP-237 in 1918, she was employed on patrol
duties in the New York City area until several months after the
November 1918 Armistice. She was decommissioned in late April
1919 and transferred to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, who
operated her until November 1930, when she was returned to the
Navy. SP-237 was stricken from the List of Naval Vessels
in September and sold in December 1931. Her transfer to Panamanian
registry was approved by the Secretary of the Navy in May 1932.
This page features all the views we have concerning USS
Ranger (SP-237), USS SP-237 and the steam yacht
Ranger of 1910.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 100222
Ranger (American Steam Yacht, 1910)
Fine screen halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa
1910-1916.
This yacht was purchased by the Navy on 22 June 1917 and placed
in commission on 9 October 1917 as USS Ranger (SP-237).
Renamed SP-237 in 1918, she was decommissioned on 28 April
1919 and transferred to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. She
was returned to the Navy on 31 January 1931, stricken on 4 September
and sold on 21 December 1931.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 57KB; 740 x 460 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 100223
USS SP-237 (ex-Ranger)
Fine screen halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa
1918-1919, while she was operating in icy waters in the vicinity
of New York City.
Built in 1910, the steam yacht Ranger was purchased by
the Navy on 22 June 1917 and placed in commission on 9 October
1917 as USS Ranger (SP-237). Renamed SP-237 in
1918, she was decommissioned on 28 April 1919 and transferred
to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. She was returned to the
Navy on 31 January 1931, stricken on 4 September and sold on
21 December 1931.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 48KB; 740 x 465 pixels |
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USS SP-237 (formerly USS Ranger) is seen in
the background of the following photograph of another ship:
Photo #: NH 55386
Steamship Coronado
"One of the hundreds of cargo ships that carried an armed
guard, usually with a Chief Petty Officer in command, during
the First World War." (quoted from the original World War
I era caption.)
This may be the freighter Coronado completed by Moore
and Scott Iron Works of Oakland, California, early in 1918. However,
though this ship generally resembles that seen in a January 1918
photo of the Oakland-built Coronado, there are significant
differences, among them the built-up midships hull side seen
here.
The ship passing by in the right background is USS SP-237
(formerly named Ranger). Location is probably in the vicinity
of New York City. The view may have been taken in late 1918 or
early 1919, as the ship's gun platforms are empty.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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