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Joyance (SP 72)

Yacht: Built in 1907 as the steam yacht Cavalier by Robert Jacobs, City Island, NY; Purchased by the Navy in May 1917; Commissioned USS Joyance (SP 72), 20 July 1917; Decommissioned, 6 May 1919; Sold 5 August 1919 to Reinhard Hall of Brooklyn, NY. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 119 t.; Length 134' 8"; Beam 16'; Draft 5' 6"; Speed 14 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 3-pounder; Propulsion steam.

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Joyance 71k Photographed prior to World War I. Note the torpedo-boat-like appearance of this yacht, which was described by Navy inspectors as being of "light construction".
U.S. Navy photo NH 101950		 Naval Historical Center
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