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Pontiac (SP 2343)


Ferryboat: Built in 1883 as the Ferryboat Pioneer at East Providence, RI; Acquired by the Navy, 4 March 1918; Commissioned USS Pontiac (SP 2343), (date unknown); Decommissioned, (date unknown); Returned to her owner, 5 June 1918; Reacquired, (date unknown); Returned to her owner, July 1918. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 112 t.; Length 114'; Beam 22' 2"; Draft 4' 6"; Speed 8 kts.
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Pontiac 84k Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service.
US Navy Photo NH 102138
Naval Historical Center
Pontiac 77k Tied up in the ice, prior to her World War I Navy service.
US Navy Photo NH 102139
Naval Historical Center

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: The third Pontiac (SP-2343), originally Pioneer, was built in 1883 at East Providence, R.I. and was rebuilt there in 1909. She was delivered to the Navy under charter at New York 4 March 1918 by the Pawtucket Steamboat Co., Pawtucket, R.I.

Pontiac could not be used as a minesweeper and was returned to her owner 5 June 1918.

Note: Again taken over soon after that, she was given back to her owner for a final time in July 1918.


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