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.
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