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Grampus (ID 1708)
ex-Boothbay


Ferry: Built in 1907 by Neafie and Levy, Philadelphia, PA; Acquired by the Navy 14 December 1917 and commissioned Boothbay (ID 1708) the same day; Renamed Grampus in November 1920; Decommissioned 11 December 1930; Struck from the Navy list 30 December 1930; Sold to the Buxton Line, Norfolk, VA. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 334 t.; Length 126'; Beam unknown; Draft unknown; Speed unknown; Complement unknown; Armament none.


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Boothbay 88k Photographed prior to her Navy service.
U.S. Navy photo NH 89789
Naval Historical Center
Boothbay 159k Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. Aerial view of the main part of the Navy Yard, looking north (and a little west) from over the Anacostia River, 18 December 1918. Photographed from a Naval Air Station Anacostia airplane. Note construction work in the Yard's eastern extension, to the right. Ferry steamer Boothbay, which was later renamed Grampus, is in the lower right center.
U.S. Navy photo 80-G-454990
Naval Historical Center

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