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Edith M. III (SP 196)


Motor Boat: Built in 1909 by V. J. Osborn, Croton-on the-Hudson, NY; Acquired by the Navy in June 1917; Commissioned, 6 November 1917; Decommissioned, 8 May 1919; Sold, 2 July 1919. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement unknown; Length 59'; Beam 16' 6"; Draft 4' 6"; Speed 9 kts.; Complement 11; Armament one 1-pounder.


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Rutoma 73k In port during World War I. She is partially visible at left.
US Navy Photo NH 102168.
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Edith M. III (No. 196), a motorboat, was built by V. J. Osborn, Croton-on the-Hudson, N.Y., in 1909; purchased by the Navy in June 1917; and commissioned on 6 November 1917, Boatswain A. R. Mulkins, USNRF, in command. She was assigned to the 3d Naval District where she passed World War I carrying men and provisions around New York Harbor. Decommissioned on 8 May 1919, Edith M. III was sold on
2 July 1919.

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