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Hippocampus (SP 654)


Built in 1906 by the New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Co.; Leased to the Navy, 21 June 1917 from James E. Porter, Chicago, IL; Commissioned USS Hippocampus (SP 654), 25 June 1917; Decommissioned, 30 November 1918; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Returned to her owner, 5 April 1919. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 23 t.; Length 55'; Beam 11' 4"; Draft 2' 6"; Speed 11 kts.; Armament one 1-pounder.
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Hippocampus 60k Photographed prior to World War I with a rowing boat and several model sailing boats in the foreground.
USN Photo NH 101822
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