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Guinevere (SP 512)

Sunk 25 January 1918
Patrol Yacht:

  • The first Guinevere was built in 1908 by George Lawley and Sons, Boston, MA
  • Acquired by the Navy 10 June 1917
  • Commissioned USS Guinevere (SP 512), 20 July 1917
  • Ran aground approximately 5 miles off L’Orient, France and sank 25 January 1918
  • Wreck sold to Societe Americaine de Sauvetage 30 June 1919
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 499 t.
  • Length 197' 6"
  • Beam 32' 6"
  • Draft 17'
  • Speed 10 mph
  • Complement 75
  • Armament: Four 3"/50 mounts.
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    Guinevere 124k Underway circa 1917
    U.S. Navy photo NH 81562    		 Naval Historical Center
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