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Abalone (SP 208)
Built in 1913 by the New York Launch and Engine Building Co., Morris Heights, NY; Acquired by the Navy, 27 April 1917; Commissioned USS Abalone (SP 208), 10 May 1917; Decommissioned, (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Returned to her owner, 24 December 1918. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 33 t.; Length 60'; Beam 12' 6"; Draft 3" 6"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement eight; Armament one 1-pounder and one .30 cal. machine gun; Propulsion gasoline.
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Photographed in 1917-1918. USN Photograph NH 100568 |
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Abalone wooden-hulled motorboat constructed in 1913 at Morris Heights, N.Y., by the New York Launch and Engine Building Co. was acquired by the Navy on 27 April 1917 under a free lease from Arnold Schlaet of New York City and Commissioned on 10 May 1917.The sparse direct records of Abalone's day-to-day operations consist merely of a deck log which does not even cover the craft's entire career. From other sources, though, we know that Abalone designated SP-208 was attached to the 3d Naval District local patrol forces and was based at New Haven, Conn. From that port, she performed patrol missions with Squadrons 5 and 20. Following the signing of the armistice, she was detached from this duty on 10 December 1918 and was returned to her previous owner a fortnight later, on Christmas Eve, 1918.
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