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YHB-14

House Boat (Self-propelled)
  • Built by Mathis Yacht, Camden, NJ (YN 173)
  • Completed as yacht Samuri (ON 225101) for William Earl Dodge, New York City, NY, 1925
  • Sold to A. Hamilton Rice, Newport, RI, and renamed Eleanor IV, 1928
  • Sold to Sydney E. Hutchinson, Philadelphia, PA, and renamed Sydney, 1935
  • Renamed Seaplay, 1936
  • Sold to Arrow Line Co., Wilmington, DE, 1939
  • Sold to Helma Boat & Charter Co., Miami, FL, renamed Helma, 1940
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 1942 Assigned to Seventh Naval District at Key West, FL, operating as an advance base in Caribbean
  • Placed out of service, May 1944
  • Struck from Naval Register, 20 July 1944
  • Laid up at New River moorings, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1944 - 1946
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, April 1946
  • Registered to Sylvia Corporation of Miami, FL as yacht Helma, 1946
  • Registered to Macabi Inc., Miami Beach, FL, 1949
  • Out of documentation, 1953
  • Redocumented as owned by Marine Service Corp., Miami, FL, 1956
  • Registered to Karl Mongelluzzo, Miami, FL, 1958
  • Destroyed by Hurricane Donna on Miami River, 10 September 1960
    Specifications:
    Displacement 221 gross tons, 179 net tons
    Length 120' overall
    Beam 21' 0"
    Draft 9' 4"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel, 600hp
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    Commanding Officers
    01LT Ronald M. Ogden D-V(G), USNR(March - September 1943)
    02LT(jg) Kenneth Paul Sanow D-V(G), USNR(December 1943)
    03LT John P. Turner, Jr. DE-V(S), USNR(March - May 1944)
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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