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Photo # NH 57628:  USS Arabia under sail, circa mid-1918

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USS Arabia (ID # 3434), 1918-1919.
Originally the Civilian Fishing Schooner Arabia

USS Arabia, a 113-foot auxiliary schooner, was built in 1903 at Essex, Massachusetts, as a commercial fishing vessel. In response to German submarine activity off the U.S. East Coast, she was acquired by the Navy in August 1918 and placed in commission for use as a decoy ship. Operating with the submarine N-1 (SS-53) for the rest of the conflict, Arabia acted as a normal fisherman in the hopes of drawing a U-Boat within range of her submerged consort's torpedoes. However, the bait was not taken, and she ended the war without encountering the enemy. Decommissioned soon after the Armistice, Arabia was sold in November 1919.

This page features our only views of USS Arabia (ID # 3434).


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Photo #: NH 57628

USS Arabia (ID # 3434)


Under sail, circa mid-1918.
This Gloucester fishing schooner was employed as a Q-ship during World War I.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 600 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 100658

USS Arabia (ID # 3434)


Hauled out of the water, probably while undergoing a formal material inspection at Boston, Massachusetts, circa 23 September 1918.
This fishing schooner was acquired by the Navy on 13 August 1918 and commissioned the next day to serve as a decoy vessel in the World War I anti-submarine effort. She was stricken on 27 March 1919 and sold on 11 November 1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 440 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 102437

USS Arabia (ID # 3434)


Hauled out of the water, probably while undergoing a formal material inspection at Boston, Massachusetts, circa 23 September 1918.
This fishing schooner was acquired to serve as a decoy vessel in the World War I anti-submarine effort.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 74KB; 740 x 400 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 100659

USS Arabia (ID # 3434)


Hauled out of the water, probably while undergoing a formal material inspection at Boston, Massachusetts, circa 23 September 1918.
Acquired by the Navy on 13 August 1918 and commissioned the next day, this fishing schooner served as a decoy vessel as part of the World War I anti-submarine effort. She was stricken on 27 March 1919 and sold on 11 November 1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 84KB; 425 x 765 pixels

 


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