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USS Wenonah (PY 11)
ex-USC&GS Wenonah
ex-USS Wenonah (SP 165)

Wenonah served both the U. S. Navy and the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Patrol Yacht: Built in 1915 by George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, MA; Acquired by the Navy 8 June 1917; Commissioned USS Wenonah (SP 165), 22 October 1917; Decommissioned 12 April 1919 at New York and transferred to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey as USC&GS Wenonah; Returned to Navy custody in October 1922; Reclassified as a Patrol Yacht, PY-11, 22 September 1923; Struck from the Navy list 20 January 1928; Sold 15 May 1929 to H. W. Goodall of Santa Barbara, CA. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 470 t.; Length 163'; Beam 22' 10"; Draft 10' 6"; Speed 12 kts.; Complement 65; Armament two 3" and two machine guns.

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Yacht Wenonah
Wenonah 65k Photographed prior to World War I.
U.S. Navy photo NH 48478		 Naval Historical Center
USS Wenonah (SP 165)
Wenonah 105k En route from Bermuda to the Azores in November 1917. The converted yacht in the center appears to be Wenonah.
Photographed from USS Margaret (SP-527) by Raymond D. Borden.
Naval Historical Center photo NH 46599		 Robert Hurst
Wenonah 87k Wenonah steams through heavy seas while en route from Bermuda to the Azores in November 1917.
Photographed from USS Margaret (SP-527) by Raymond D. Borden.
U.S. Navy photo NH 48479		 Naval Historical Center
Wenonah 115k Seen from USS Margaret (SP-527) while steaming through heavy seas en route from Bermuda to the Azores,
November 1917.
Photographed by Raymond D. Borden.
U.S. Navy photo NH 48482		 Naval Historical Center
USC&GS Wenonah
Wenonah 120k . NOAA Website
Wenonah 106k 3 June 1919. NOAA Website
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DANFS history entry located on the Naval Historical Center web site
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