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Kestrel II (SP 529)


Built in 1912 by Percy Tuttle, Greenport, Long Island, NY; Acquired by the Navy, 2 June 1917; Commissioned Kestrel II
(SP 529)
, 4 June 1917; Decommissioned and returned to her former owner, 6 January 1919. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 93 t.; Length 108'; Beam 18'; Draft 8' 6"; Speed 12 kts.; Complement 9; Armament one one 3-pounder.
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Kestrel II 73k Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service.
USN Photo NH 101961
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DANFS History: Kestrel II, a motor boat, was built by Percy Tuttle of Greenport, Long Island, N.Y., in 1912 and owned by D. Herbert Hostetter of New York City. Acquired under free lease, she was taken over by the Navy 2 June 1917 and commissioned at Newport, R.I., 4 June, Chief Boatswain's Mate C. E. Black, USNRF, in command.

Assigned to the 2d Naval District at Newport, Kestrel II operated out of New London, Conn., on section and shore patrol in Long Island Sound. She decommissioned 6 January 1919 and was returned to her former owner the same day.
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