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Wissoe II (SP 153)



Clan call sign (1931):
Love - George - Roger - Mike
Motorboat:

  • Built in 1916 by the New York Yacht, Launch, and Engine Co., Morris Heights, NY
  • Acquired by the Navy 23 April 1917
  • Delivered and commissioned 30 April 1917
  • Struck from the Navy list 18 January 1918 and returned to her owner
  • Registered in 1931 to James T. Patterson of Bridgeport, CT as the yacht Clan
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 67 t.
  • Length 83' 6"
    1931 - 79.6'
  • Beam 16' 6"
  • Draft 3' 10"
    1931 - 6.2'
  • Speed 10.5 kts.
  • Complement 11
    1931 - Six
  • Armament: Two 1-pounders and one machine gun
  • Propulsion: Two 65hp six-cylinder Twentieth Century gasoline engines, two shafts.
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    Commanding Officers
    01ENS Oscar F. Broseck, USNRF1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
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