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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
USS Arcturus (SP-182), 1917-1919.
Later renamed SP-182.
Originally the Civilian Motor Boat Arcturus (1911)
Arcturus, a 90-foot motor boat, was built in 1911 at
Morris Heights, New York, as a pleasure craft. She was purchased
by the Navy in May 1917, converted to a patrol boat and placed
in commission in mid-August 1917 as Arcturus (SP-182). That was changed to SP-182 in April 1918 to avoid confusion with another vessel of the same name. Assigned to the Third Naval District, she operated in the New York City region for the rest of World War I and for almost six months thereafter. USS Arcturus was decommissioned in May 1919 and sold later in that year.
This page features all the views we have related to USS
Arcturus (SP-182), USS SP-182 and the civilian motor
boat Arcturus.
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a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 100661
Arcturus (American Motor Boat, 1911)
Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service, with what
appears to be an amusement park in the background.
This craft was acquired by the Navy on 25 May 1917 and commissioned
on 18 August 1917 as USS Arcturus (SP-182). Her name was
changed to SP-182 in 1918, and she was sold on 3 November
1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 545 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 100662
USS Arcturus (SP-182)
In an icy port, circa 1917-1919.
Built in 1911, the motor boat Arcturus was acquired by
the Navy on 25 May 1917 and commissioned as USS Arcturus
(SP-182) on 18 August 1917. Her name was changed to SP-182
in 1918 to avoid confusion with another vessel. She was sold
on 3 November 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 460 pixels |
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