USS Shur, a 78' 8" patrol boat, was built in 1906 at Boston, Massachusetts, for use as a pleasure craft. Originally named Tyche, her named had been changed to Shur by the time the Navy acquired her in June 1917. Placed in commission later in that month, the craft operated in the eastern New England area for the duration of World War I. She was decommissioned in mid-January 1919, stricken from the Navy list in September and sold in December 1919.
This page features the only views we have of USS Shur (SP-782) and the civilian motor boat Shur
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.
Note: The Ships' Histories Branch of the Naval Historical
Center holds one other photograph of the motor boat Shur,
taken prior to her World War I Navy service. She is seen from
off the port side, rather toward the stern and from an elevation
that looks somewhat down on her superstructure. She is in port
and appears to be in winter layup. |
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 27 June 2003