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Herreshoff #306 (SP 1841)



Herreshoff #306 served both the US Navy and US Army Air Service

Herreshoff #306, a steel-hulled patrol boat, was built in 1917 by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, RI; Purchased by the Navy, 14 February 1918; Commissioned USS Herreshoff #306 (SP 1841), 27 February 1918 at Newport, RI; Loaned to the War Department, 2 October 1920 for use by the U. S. Army Air Service; Returned to the Navy, March 1921; Decommissioned, (date unknown); Sold, 1 December 1922 to W. A. D. Smith, New York, NY. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement, 60 t.; Length, 112' 5"; Beam 15' 2"; Draft, 4'; Speed, 24 kts.; Complement, unknown; Armament, one 6-pounder; Propulsion, unknown.
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Herreshoff #306 77k In harbor, circa 1917-18, possibly before she was taken over by the Navy. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. USN Photograph NH 101787 Naval Historical Center
Herreshoff #306 96k In harbor, circa 1917-18, possibly before she was taken over by the Navy. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. USN Photograph NH 101890 Naval Historical Center

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