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SP-471
ex-Sylvia (SP 471)

Motorboat:

  • Built by Sam Williams, Marco, FL
  • Acquired by the Navy 15 June 1917
  • Commissioned Sylvia (SP 471), 4 September 1917
  • Renamed SP-471, 11 April 1918
  • Beaten to pieces by a hurricane, 9 September 1919 at North Beach Basin, Key West, FL
  • Struck from the Navy list 4 October 1919.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 17 t.
  • Length 48' 6"
  • Beam 11' 6"
  • Draft 3' 1½"
  • Speed 6.9 kts.
  • Complement: Eight
  • Armament: One 1-pounder and one machine gun
  • Propulsion: One 24hp 4-cylinder Standard gasoline engine, one shaft.
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    Sylvia
    SP-471 52k Underway, prior to World War I
    U.S. Navy photo NH 102249    		 Naval Historical Center
    USS SP-471
    SP-471 52k In port, during World War I.
    U.S. Navy photo NH 102248    		 Naval Historical Center
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