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Idealia (SP 125)

Motorboat: Built in 1911 by the Elco Co., Bayonne, NJ; Acquired by the Navy 25 May 1917, under lease for $5,454.00, and commissioned the same day; Returned to her owner 22 November 1918. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 52 t.; Length 75' 8"; Beam 13' 8"; Draft 2' 10"; Speed 14 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 1-pounder.

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Idealia 99k Underway, prior to World War I.
U.S. Navy photo NH 99794		 Naval Historical Center
Idealia 115k Underway in port, circa 1918.
U.S. Navy photo NH 53475		 Naval Historical Center
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