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Patrol No. 8 (SP 56)


Patrol # 8 was a 70.65-foot motor boat built by Murray and Tregurtha, South Boston, Massachusetts, in 1916. She was leased by the Navy 10 May 1917 and commissioned as USS Patrol # 8 (SP-56), 11 May 1917. The craft was employed on patrol duties in southern New England waters for the rest of World War I and was returned to her owner 18 February 1919. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement unknown.; Length 70.65'; Beam unknown; Draft unknown; Speed unknown.; Complement unknown; Armament unknown.


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Patrol No. 8 69k Underway during World War I.
USN Photo NH 102122
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