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NH 102150 USS Raazoo (SP-508)

Photo #: NH 102150 USS Raazoo (SP-508)
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Title: USS Raazoo (SP-508)
Description: In port during World War I. Built in 1916 as a civilian pleasure craft and formerly named Boomerang II, Raazoo was acquired by the Navy on 2 June 1917 and commissioned on 21 July 1917. Her assigned armament of a single 1-pounder gun is visible here, mounted on her foredeck. Raazoo was returned to her owner on 3 May 1919. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102150
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