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Photo #  NH 100649:  Motor boat Audwin, prior to World War I


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Audwin (American Motor Boat, 1911).
Served as USS Audwin (SP-451) in 1917-1919

Audwin, a 60-foot motor boat, was built in 1911 at Morris Heights, New York, for use as a pleasure craft. She was purchased by the Navy at the end of June 1917, converted to a patrol boat and placed in commission in early November 1917 as USS Audwin (SP-451). She served in the New York area until May 1918, when she was transferred to the Great Lakes, where she operated out of Detroit, Michigan. Audwin returned to New York in November 1918 and remained in service there until late March 1919, when she was decommissioned and transferred to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

This page features the only view we have of the motor boat Audwin, which was USS Audwin (SP-451) in 1917-1919.


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Photo #: NH 100649

Audwin
(American Motor Boat, 1911)

Photographed prior to World War I.
This motor boat, built in 1911 for use as a pleasure craft, was acquired by the Navy on 30 June 1917 and placed in commission on 5 November 1917 as USS Audwin (SP-451). She was transferred to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey on 27 March 1919.

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

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 530 pixels

 


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