Desire, a 90-foot motor pleasure boat, was built in 1913 by J.W. Munn of Galveston, Texas. She was leased by the Navy in June 1917 and placed in commission as USS Desire (SP-786). Assigned to the Fifth Naval District, she performed patrol and transport service for the rest of World War I. The craft was decommissioned and returned to her owner, Clifford Abeles of St. Louis, Missouri, early in January 1919.
This page features the only view we have concerning the motor pleasure boat Desire, which was USS Desire (SP-786) in 1917-1919.
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Page made 19 October 2005