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Mystery (SP 2744)


Fishing Trawler: Built in 1886 by A. G. Brown, Tottenville, NY; Acquired by the Navy, 18 July 1918; Commissioned, 2 September 1918; Decommissioned, (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Returned to her former, 18 January 1919. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 212 t.; Length 106' 6"; Beam 20' 6"; Draft 6' 6"; Speed 8 kts.; Complement eight;
Armament none.
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Mystery 62k Photographed circa 1918.
USN Photograph NH 102045
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: The second Mystery (SP-2744), a converted fishing trawler, was built in 1886 by A. G. Brown, Tottenville, N.Y.; chartered by the Navy from Empire Water Co., Inc., of New York City, 18 July 1918; taken over 20 August 1918; and commissioned 2 September 1918.

Assigned to the 3d Naval District, Mystery served as a support ship for minesweepers operating in the approaches to New York harbor. Following the Armistice, she was returned to her owner 18 January 1919.


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