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Katherine K. (SP 220)


Built in 1894 by M. D. Battomer, Baltimore, MD; Acquired by the Navy, 10 July 1917; Commissioned Katherine K.
(SP 220)
, 7 September 1917; Destroyed in a hurricane, 10 September 1919 at Key West, FL.

Specifications: Displacement 14 t.; Length 55'; Beam 12' 4"; Draft 4' 2"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament two 1-pounders; Propulsion gasoline engine, one shaft.
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Katherine K. 60k Photographed during World War I.
USN Photograph NH 101955
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: Katherine K. (SP-220), a motor boat, was built in 1894 by M. D. Battomer of Baltimore, Md., and acquired from Samuel H. Freas of Miami, Fla., 9 June 1917. Enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 16 June, she was delivered to Key West 10 July and commissioned 7 September, Machinist's Mate Second Class T. M. Lett, Jr., USNRF, in command. Assigned as a section patrol ship to the 7th Naval District, Katherine K. patrolled the waters in and around Key West and served as a harbor and target towing tug. She was ordered transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard 17 March 1919; but on 21 May she was placed on the list of ships for sale. Katherine K. was sold to Eugene E. Bates of Key West. However, before delivery, she was swept away in a hurricane 9 to 10 September.
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