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Nemes (SP 424)


Built in 1909 by Van Deise, Camden, NJ; Acquired by the Navy, 10 July 1917; Placed in service as USS Nemes (SP 424), (date unknown); Burned and sank, 21 August 1917 at Cotteral Bay, FL; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown).

Specifications: Displacement 18 t.; Length 50' 2"; Beam 10' 5"; Draft 2' 6"; Speed 12 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 1-pounder and one machine gun.
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Nemes 49k Photographed prior to World War I.
USN Photograph NH 102060
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: Nemes, a motor boat built in 1909 by Van Deise, Camden, N.J., was acquired by the Navy from J. C. Noblit, Germantown, Pa., 10 July 1917; and placed in service shortly thereafter, Boatswain W. H. Noblit in command.

Operating in the 7th Naval District, headquartered at Key West during World War I, Nemes met with ill fate soon after beginning her service. Scheduled to patrol around Key West, she pulled into Cotteral Bay for cleaning in August; while there, an explosion rocked the ship 21 August 1917 causing her to burn and sink.


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