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Letter B (SP 732)


Letter B, a 40-foot motor boat, was built at Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1912 as a civilian pleasure craft. The Navy acquired her in May 1917 and placed her in commission as USS Letter B (SP 732) in October of that year. Based at Norfolk, Virginia, she served throughout World War I as a patrol boat and aircraft tender. No longer required after the end of the conflict, Letter B was returned to her owner in April 1919. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement unknown.; Length 40'; Beam unknown; Draft unknown; Speed unknown; Complement unknown; Armament unknown; Propulsion gasoline.
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Letter B 85k Photographed prior to her World War I service.
USN Photo NH 102005
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