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Admiral (SP 967)


Patrol Yacht: Built in 1892 (builder unknown) as the yacht Red Cross at East Providence, RI; Renamed Admiral in 1907; Acquired by the Navy 5 July 1917; Commissioned Admiral (SP 967), 7 August 1917 at Boston, MA; Decommissioned after sinking 26 March 1918, (date unknown); Recommissioned 1 August 1918; Struck from the Naval list 7 May 1919; Decommissioned 13 May 1919; Sold 29 October 1920 to E. N. Goodsell, Plattsburgh, NY. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 123 t.; Length 137'; Beam 20'; Draft 7' 6"; Speed 12 kts.; Complement 24; Armament two 3-pounders, two .30 cal. Colt machine guns, and one "Y" gun.


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Admiral 77k Photographed prior to World War I.
US Navy Photo NH 100574
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