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Patchogue (ID 1227)
YFB-1227


Ferry Boat: Built in 1912 by Robert Jacob, City Island, NY; Acquired by the Navy, 29 September 1917 and placed in service the same day as Patchogue (ID 1227); Reclassified as a Ferryboat YFB-1227 in 1920; Placed out of service in 1922; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Sold, 16 June 1922 to Charles Carr, Keansburg, NJ. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 135 t.; Length 99' 9"; Beam 23' 3"; Draft 3'; Speed 11 kts.; Complement unknown;
Armament none.


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Patchogue 65k Photographed prior to her World War I Naval service.
USN Photo NH 102113
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: Patchogue (YFB-1227), a wooden hull ferry built by Robert Jacob, City Island, N.Y., in 1912, was purchased by the Navy from the Boston, Nahant and Pines S.S. Co.; delivered 29 September 1917; and placed in service at New London, Conn.

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Patchogue operated as a ferry at the New London Submarine Base until transferred to the 4th Naval District in June 1921. Placed out of service the following year, she was sold, 16 June 1922, to Charles Carr, Keansburg, N.J.


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