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Zenith (SP 61)

Motorboat: Built in 1917 by the Mathis Yacht Building Co., Camden, NJ; Acquired by the Navy 21 April 1917; Commissioned 23 April 1917 at Philadelphia, PA; Decommissioned 21 November 1918, struck from the Navy list and returned to her owner. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 19 t.; Length 73' 3"; Beam 11' 8½"; Draft 3' 10"; Speed 27 kts.; Complement 12; Armament one 3-pounder and two machine guns.

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Zenith 44k Wearing a light gray finish, her hull number in small white characters at her bow, and a rapid-firing 3-pounder gun on her forecastle. This yacht was designed with the possibility of naval service in mind.
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