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Photo #  NH 99707:  Motor boat Calabash in a Florida harbor, prior to World War I


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Calabash (American Motor Boat, 1912).
Briefly served as USS Calabash (SP-108) in 1917

Calabash, a 60-foot motor pleasure boat with a relatively light draft, was built in 1914 by the Mathis Shipbuilding Company of Camden, New Jersey. Subsequently owned by a resident of Cocoanut Grove, Florida, she was taken over by the Navy for World War I service and placed in commission as USS Calabash (SP-108) in late July 1917. Apparently having proved unsuitable for section patrol service, she left active duty within a month and was presumably returned to her owner.

This page features our only view of the motor boat Calabash, which briefly served as USS Calabash (SP-108) in 1917.


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Photo #: NH 99707

Calabash
(American Motor Boat, 1912)

In a Florida harbor, prior to World War I.
This light-draft pleasure craft briefly served as USS Calabash (SP-108) in 1917.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 525 pixels

 


If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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