Photo #: NH 102122
USS Patrol No. 8 (SP-56)
Underway during World War I.
Built in 1916 by Murray & Tregurtha, South Boston, Massachusetts,
this motor boat was acquired by the Navy on 10 May 1917 and commissioned
one day later. Following World War I service, she was returned
to her owner on 18 February 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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