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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images:
-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --
Zumbrota (American Motor Boat, 1914).
Served as USS Zumbrota (SP-93) and YP-93 in 1917-1927
Zumbrota, a 70-foot motor boat built in 1914 by the
Matthews Boat Company of Port Clinton, Ohio, was subsequently
employed as a pleasure craft by circus operator C.E. Ringling
of Sarasota, Florida. The Navy acquired her for World War I service,
placing her in commission in August 1917. She operated in Florida
waters during the rest of the conflict, and for several years
afterwards. In 1920 she was renamed and redesignated, becoming
YP-93. Stricken from the Navy list in November 1926, YP-93
was sold in May 1927.
This page features all the views we have of the motor boat Zumbrota,
which served as USS Zumbrota (SP-93) and YP-93 in
1917-1927.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 102583
Zumbrota (American Motor Boat, 1914)
Underway, prior to her World War I era Navy service.
This pleasure craft was acquired by the Navy on 11 August 1917
and commissioned as USS Zumbrota (SP-93). Retained for
postwar service, she was later renamed YP-93. The boat
was stricken on 8 November 1926 and sold on 3 May 1927.
The original photograph is in Record Group 19-LCM in the National
Archives.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 45KB; 740 x 475 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 99708
Zumbrota (American Motor Boat, 1914)
Underway prior to World War I.
This pleasure craft became USS Zumbrota (SP-93) in 1917.
Later renamed YP-93, she was sold in 1927.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 56KB; 740 x 470 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 42425
Zumbrota (American Motor Boat, 1914)
Possibly photographed while in Navy custody.
This pleasure craft was owned by Circus operator C.E. Ringling
of Sarasota, Florida. Taken over by the Navy for World War I
service, she was placed in commission on 11 August 1917 as USS
Zumbrota (SP-93). In 1920 she became YP-93.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 65KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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