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Photo # NH 89785:  Steam yacht Vivace underway, prior to World War I

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USS Vivace (SP-583), 1917-1919.
Previously the Civilian steam yacht Vivace (1904)

USS Vivace, a 118-foot patrol boat, was built in at Morris Heights, New York in 1904 as the civilian steam yacht Vixen. Later renamed Vivace, she was taken over by the Navy for World War I service during the summer of 1917, placed in commission in September of that year, and assigned to duty in the New York City area. Apparantly proving difficult to maintain, the vessel was decommissioned a year later and promptly stricken from the Navy list. Vivace was sold as "junk" in April 1919.

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Photo #: NH 89785

Vivace
(American Steam Yacht, 1904)

Underway, prior to World War I.
This yacht was acquired by the Navy on 29 June 1917 and placed in commission as USS Vivace (SP-583) on 20 September 1917. She was sold "as junk" on 16 April 1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: NH 102364

USS Vivace
(SP-583)

In port, probably laid up awaiting disposal, circa late 1918 or early 1919.
The steam yacht Vivace (built in 1904) was acquired by the Navy on 29 June 1917 and placed in commission on 20 September 1917. She was sold "as junk" on 16 April 1919.

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

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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