The 73-foot motor pleasure boat Raeo was built at City Island, New York, in 1908. She was purchased by the Navy soon after the United States entered World War I and commissioned in mid-May 1917 as USS Raeo (SP-588). Assigned to the Second Naval District, she operated on section patrol duties out of Newport, Rhode Island. With the conclusion of the "Great War" and its immediate aftermath eliminating any need for her services, Raeo was transferred to the Bureau of Fisheries in October 1919.
This page features our only views of the motor boat Raeo and USS Raeo (SP-588).
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Page made 19 December 2002