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Sabalo (SP 225)


Motor Yacht: Built in 1916 by George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA; Acquired by the Navy, 20 July 1917 and placed in service; Placed out of service, 3 March 1919 and returned to her owner. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 204 t.; Length 141'; Beam 19' 6"; Draft 7'; Speed 14 kts.; Complement 12; Armament
two 3-pounders.
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Sabalo 109k 20 August 1930 - Photo Caption -"Baltimore Publisher and Yacht From Which He Was Lost. -- The yacht Sabalo, from which Van Lear Black was lost Monday night. A close-up of the publisher, financier, and aviation enthusiast, who is believed to have fallen from the yacht and drowned, is shown in the inset." Paley Library of Temple University

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships:

Sabalo

Another name for the tarpon, a large, silvery game fish of the herring group, found in the warmer parts of the western Atlantic. The first Sabalo retained her former name; the second was named for the fish.

Sabalo (SP-225) was built in 1916 by George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Mass.; acquired by the Navy from Mr. W. Earl Dodge of New York City; placed in service on 20 July 1917, assigned to the 3d Naval District. After serving on section patrol through World War I, she was placed out of service and returned to her owner on 3 March 1919.


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