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USCGC AB-4
ex-USCGC Dare
ex-USS Kathrich II (SP 148)


Kathrich II served both the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard
Motorboat:

  • Built in 1913 by E. S. Thibault, Jacksonville, FL
  • Acquired by the Navy 8 May 1917
  • Commissioned USS Kathrich II (SP 148), 9 May 1917 at Charleston, SC
  • Delivered to the Navy 11 May 1917
  • Decommissioned 6 February 1919
  • Transferred to the Coast Guard 15 September 1919 at Norfolk, VA
  • Commissioned USCGC Dare, 16 September 1919
  • Renamed AB-4 17 March 1923
  • Sold 17 July 1924 to Leon David of Baltimore, MD for $177.77
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 12 t.
  • Length 40'
  • Beam 10'
  • Draft 2' 9"
    1919 - 2'
    1922 - 2' 9"
  • Speed 9 kts.
    1919 - 23 kts.
  • Complement: Six
    1920 - Two
  • Armament: One 1-pounder
  • Propulsion: One 30hp 4-cylinder Doman gasoline engine, one shaft.
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