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Arawan II (SP 1)

Yacht: Built in 1912 by J. S. Shepard, Essington, PA; Acquired by the Navy 27 March 1917; Commissioned 9 April 1917 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the first in a numerical series that would ultimately include more than four-thousand boats and ships. Decommissioned 29 November 1918 and returned to her owner. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 61 t.; Length 71' 7"; Beam 16' 11"; Draft 9'; Speed 9 kts.; Complement 12; Armament one 1-pounder and one machine gun.

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Arawan II
Arawan II 118k In port, probably after being registered for the Naval coast defence reserve.
Naval Historical Center photo NH 99220		 Robert Hurst
Arawan II 155k This was the first vessel surveyed and given a number in the Section Patrol ("SP") series. This photograph, dated 27 September 1916, shows her flying the civilian Yachting Ensign and wearing her SP number.
U.S. Navy photo NH 95860		 Naval Historical Center
USS Arawan II (SP 1)
Arawan II 114k Photographed during World War I.
U.S. Navy photo NH 57039		 Naval Historical Center
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