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NH 102249 Sylvia

Photo #: NH 102249 Sylvia
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Title: Sylvia
Description: (American Motor Boat) Underway, prior to World War I. Acquired by the Navy on 15 June 1917, this pleasure craft was commissioned on 4 September 1917 as USS Sylvia (SP-471) and became USS SP-471 in early 1918. Stricken on 24 April 1919, she was awaiting sale at Key West, Florida, when she was destroyed by a hurricane in September 1919. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102249
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