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Photo #  NH 102154:  Motor boat Regis II prior to World War I


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Regis II (American Motor Boat, 1902).
Served as USS Regis II (SP-1083) in 1917-1919

Regis II, a 45-foot motor boat, was built in 1902 for use as a pleasure craft. She was loaned to the Navy for World War I service in July 1917. For the rest of the conflict she operated as USS Regis II (SP-1083) in the vicinity of Hampton Roads and the lower Chesapeake Bay. The boat was returned to her owner in January 1919.

This page features our only views of the motor boat Regis II, which served as USS Regis II (SP-1083) during World War I.


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Photo #: NH 102154

Regis II
(American motor boat, 1902)

Photographed prior to World War I.
Acquired by the Navy on 16 July 1917 and commissioned one day later as USS Regis II (SP-1083), she was returned to her owner on 25 January 1919.

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

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 530 pixels

 


Note: The Ships' Histories Branch of the Naval Historical Center holds one other photograph of the motor boat Regis II, taken prior to World War I. This view was taken from off her starboard bow, while she was tied up in port. The left edge of the image has been cropped short, eliminating the boat's stern.
This print is mounted on the "SP" data card for USS Regis II (SP-1083).


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


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