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PY-5 Sylph
Sylph was a converted yacht, purchased by the Navy, June 1898 from her builder, John Roach and Co., Chester, PA; Commissioned, 18 August 1989 at the Norfolk Navy Yard for use as a Presidential Yacht; Redesignated a patrol yacht PY-5; Decommissioned, 27 April 1929 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; Struck from the Navy list, 29 April 1929; Sold, 26 November 1929 to Mr. Frank B. Clair, Brooklyn, NY. Fate unknown.Specifications: Displacement, 152 t.; Length, 123' 8"; Beam, 20 ft.; Draft, 7' 6"; Speed, 15 kts.
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