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Malay (SP 735)


Malay (SP 735), a steam yacht, was. built by John Rosch & Sons of Chester, Pa., in 1898; acquired on free lease from Hannah P. Weld of Boston 29 April 1917; and commissioned 16 June 1917 to patrol along the Atlantic coast during World War I. She was returned to her owner 1 March 1919, and sold to a buyer from Honduras in 1921. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 173 t.; Length 150'; Beam 20'; Draft 8' 7"; Speed 15 kts.; Complement 29; Armament two 3-pounders, one machine gun, and one "Y" gun.
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Malay 46k Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service.
USN Photo NH 101971
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There is no DANFS History currently available for Malay (SP 735) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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