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Photo # NH 42422:  USS Shrewsbury, photographed in 1917-1919

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USS Shrewsbury (SP-70), 1917-1919.
Originally the Civilian Motor Boat Mona, Topsy and Shrewsbury

USS Shrewsbury, a 98-foot patrol craft, was built in 1910 at South Boston, Massachusetts, for use as a pleasure boat. Prior to World War I she bore the names Mona, Topsy and Shrewsbury. In April 1917, soon after the United States entered the conflict, she was acquired by the Navy and placed in commission for service along the Central Atlantic coast. USS Shrewsbury was stricken from the Navy list in mid-September 1919 and sold in late October of that year.

This page features all the views we have related to USS Shrewsbury (SP-70).


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Photo #: NH 102209

Topsy
(American Motor Boat, 1910)

Underway prior to World War I. This pleasure craft was also named Mona and Shrewsbury during the years before the First World War.
This boat was acquired by the Navy on 13 April 1917 and commissioned on 23 April 1917 as USS Shrewsbury (SP-70). She was stricken on 16 September 1919 and sold on 20 October 1919.

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

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: NH 42422

USS Shrewsbury (SP-70)


Photographed in 1917-1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: NH 42423

USS Shrewsbury (SP-70)


In port, circa 1917-1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Note: The Ships' Histories Branch of the Naval Historical Center holds one other photo of the motor boat Topsy (later renamed Shrewsbury), taken prior to her Navy service.
This image was taken from off her port side, somewhat toward her bow, while she was just offshore. The location may be New York City, as several large buildings are in the background. Topsy's hull is painted white and her upperworks are dark.
The original print is mounted on the "SP" data card for Shrewsbury (SP-70).


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


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