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Foam (ID 2496)


Trawler: Built in 1910 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA. Purchased by the Russian Government in 1917, but did not leave the United States due to the confusion following that year's revolution in Russia. Acquired by the Navy in May 1918; Placed in service as Foam (ID 2496), she was employed as a minesweeper in the vicinity of New York harbor for the remainder of World War I and for a few months following the Armistice, after which she was returned to the Imperial Russian Government's representatives. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 244 t.; Length unknown; Beam unknown; Draft unknown; Speed unknown; Complement unknown; Armament unknown.


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Foam 79k Tied up together, probably prior to their World War I Navy service. These trawlers, previously owned by the Bay State Fishing Company, of Boston, were chartered by the Navy from representatives of the Russian Government in May 1918 and later commissioned as USS Foam (ID 2496), USS Ripple (ID 2439) and USS Spray (ID 2491).
USN Photo NH 102236
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There is no DANFS History currently available for Foam (ID 2496) at the Hazegray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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