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Photo #  NH 102813:  Yacht Chichota underway on the Hudson River, prior to World War I


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Chichota (American Steam Yacht, 1901).
Previously named Niagara III.
Served as USS Chichota (SP-65) in 1917-1918

Niagara III, a 27 gross ton (81-foot) steam yacht, was built in 1901 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island. Renamed Chichota during her pre-World War I career as a pleasure craft, she was leased by the Navy in May 1917 and placed in commission as USS Chichota (SP-65) in early June of that year. During the remainder of the First World War she was assigned to net patrol duties in the vicinity of New York Harbor and also had brief service on Chesapeake Bay. Chichota was decommissioned in December 1918 and returned to her owner, Edwin Gould of New York City.

This page features the only views we have concerning the steam yacht Chichota, previously named Niagara III, which served as USS Chichota (SP-65) in 1917-1918.


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Photo #: NH 102813

Chichota
(American Steam Yacht, 1901)

Underway on the Hudson River, New York, prior to World War I. The passenger steamer Hendrick Hudson is in the background.
Formerly named Niagara III, this small steam yacht was acquired by the Navy under lease on 1 May 1917 and placed in commission on 5 June 1917 as USS Chichota (SP-65). She was returned to her owner, Edwin Gould of New York City, on 21 December 1918.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 86KB; 690 x 655 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 101039

Chichota
(American Steam Boat, 1901)

Photographed prior to her World War I era Naval service.
Formerly named Niagara III, this pleasure craft was acquired by the Navy on 1 May 1917 and commissioned on 5 June 1917 as USS Chichota (SP-65). She was returned to her owner on 21 December 1918.

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

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 68KB; 740 x 440 pixels

 


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


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