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Sturdy (SP 82)


Motor Boat: Built in 1905 by the New York Yacht, Launch, and Engine Co., Morris Heights, NY; Acquired by the Navy, 25 May 1917; Commissioned, 25 June 1917; Decommissioned, (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register, 13 January 1920; Sold, 30 March 1920. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 52 t.; Length 75'; Beam 15'; Draft 5' 6"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 14; Armament one 3-pounder and two machine guns.


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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Sturdy (SP-82) was built in 1905 by the New York Yacht, Launch, and Engine Co., Morris Heights, N.Y. The motor boat was acquired by the Navy on 25 May 1917 from J. A. Nickelson of Morris Heights, N.Y.; and was commissioned on 25 June 1917.

Sturdy was assigned to the 3d Naval District and served as a net tender until placed on sale on 9 October 1919. She was struck from the Navy list on 13 January 1920 and sold on 30 March 1920.


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