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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images:
-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --
Lynx (Motor Boat, 1916).
Served as USS Lynx (SP-2) in 1917-1919
Lynx, a 45-foot motor boat, was built by George Lawley
& Son at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1916 for a patriotic local
citizen who intended to use her for volunteer patrol service in
connection with the National "Preparedness" program.
The Navy purchased her in April 1917 and placed her in commission
in July of that year as USS Lynx (SP-2). She initially
served in the New England area, and was transported to Europe
in August. Employed there in connection with World War I Naval
aviation, she was returned to the United States in March 1919
and disposed of by burning in September 1919.
This page features our only views of the motor boat Lynx,
which served as USS Lynx in 1917-1919.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 99547
Lynx (American Motor Boat, 1916)
Underway, circa 1916, probably while serving with the Coast Defense
Reserve. Note the numeral "9" on her stack, possibly
a division number.
This craft was USS Lynx (SP-2) from July 1917 to September
1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 54KB; 740 x 465 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 102013
Lynx (U.S. motor boat, 1916)
Photographed at the Boston Navy Yard on 13 March 1917, with Navy
personnel on board and a gun mounted. She was formally acquired
by the Navy on 21 April 1917 and commissioned on 9 July 1917
as USS Lynx (SP-2). Stricken on 24 August 1919, she was
disposed of by burning on 4 September 1919.
Several battleships are in the distance. The bow of USS Constitution
is at right.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 595 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 102012
Lynx (U.S. motor boat, 1916)
Photographed at the Boston Navy Yard on 13 March 1917, with Navy
personnel on board and a gun mounted. She was formally acquired
by the Navy on 21 April 1917 and commissioned on 9 July 1917
as USS Lynx (SP-2). Stricken on 24 August 1919, she was
disposed of by burning on 4 September 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 116KB; 740 x 595 pixels |
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