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Photo # NH 102131:  USS Pirate in a harbor, during World War I

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USS Pirate (SP-229), 1917-1918.
Originally civilian motor boat Pirate (1916)

USS Pirate, a 42-foot motor patrol boat, was built in 1916 at Charleston, South Carolina, as a civilian pleasure craft. The Navy chartered her in September 1917 for World War I service along the Atlantic Coast. In late December 1918, several weeks after the Armistice ended the fighting, Pirate was returned to her owner.

This page features our only views of USS Pirate (SP-229) and of the civilian motor boat Pirate.


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

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Photo #: NH 102131

USS Pirate (SP-229)


In a harbor during World War I. The life ring on her railing, aft, features her name and "SP" number.
Pirate was built as a pleasure craft in 1916. She was acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 5 September 1917, and returned to her owner on 26 December 1918.

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

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 430 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 102130

USS Pirate (SP-229)


Photographed during World War I. The life ring on her railing, aft, features her name and "SP" number.
Built as a pleasure craft in 1916, Pirate was acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 5 September 1917. She was returned to her owner on 26 December 1918.

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

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 415 pixels

 


Note: The Ships' Histories Branch of the Naval Historical Center holds another view of the motor boat Pirate, taken before she entered Navy service. This photograph shows her from off the starboard bow, underway in calm water. Her hull is painted white, with darker upperworks.
This print is mounted on the "SP" data card for Pirate (SP-229).


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


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Page made 26 October 2002