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Artmar III (SP 408)


Artmar III served both the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard.

Motorboat: Built in 1912 by F. S. Nock, East Greenwich, RI; Acquired by the Navy 22 May 1917; Commissioned Artmar III (SP 408), 24 May 1917; Decommissioned 18 February 1919; Struck from the Navy list 11 April 1919; Transferred to the Coast Guard 15 September 1919 at Newport; Renamed Dash 16 December 1919; Renamed AB-5, 6 November 1923; Decommissioned, (date unknown); Sold 19 September 1933 to A. P. Crooks, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 32 t.; Length 64'; Beam 12'; Draft 3' 6"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement six; Armament one 1-pounders and one machine gun.


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Artmar III 84k In port on a winter day, circa 1917-1919.
U.S. Navy Photo NH 100952
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