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Arawan II (SP 1)
Yacht: Built in 1912 by J. S. Shepard, Essington, PA; Acquired by the Navy 27 March 1917; Commissioned 9 April 1917 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the first in a numerical series that would ultimately include more than four-thousand boats and ships. Decommissioned 29 November 1918 and returned to her owner, Mr. Charles Longstreth of Philadelphia; Struck from the Navy list, (date unknown). Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 61 t.; Length 71' 7"; Beam 16' 11"; Draft 9'; Speed 9 kts.; Complement 12; Armament one 1-pounder and one machine gun.
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This was the first vessel surveyed and given a number in the Section Patrol ("SP") series. This photograph, dated 27 September 1916, shows her flying the civilian Yachting Ensign and wearing her SP number. USN photo NH 95860 |
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Photographed during World War I. USN photo NH 57039 |
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