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Arvilla (SP 7524)


Motor Boat: Built in 1918 by Joe Fellows, Wilmington, DE; Commissioned on 5 May 1917 prior to being acquired by the Navy; Acquired by the Navy, 24 June 1917; Decommissioned, (date unknown); Returned to her owner, 12 March 1919 and struck from the Naval Register. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement unknown; Length 46'; Beam 10' 6"; Draft 3.5'; Speed 12 mph; Complement seven; Armament one 1-pounder and one machine gun.


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Arvilla 80k Photographed prior to World War I.
US Navy Photo NH 100231-A
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: Arvilla (SP-752)-a motorboat built at Wilmington, Del., by Joe Fellows-was acquired by the Navy on 24 June 1917 on free lease from her owner Mr. Harry Fisher of San Diego, Calif. She had been commissioned more than a month earlier on 5 May 1917.

She was assigned to section patrol duties in the San Diego harbor and environs under the Commandant, 12th Naval District. While patrolling on 2 August 1917,Arvilla was rammed by the fishing vessel Higo. She sank but was raised and returned to duty, she served through the end of World War I. Apparently, she was decommissioned sometime in January.

On 12 March 1919, Arvilla was returned to her owner, and her name was struck from the Navy list.


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