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Photo # NH 100667:  Yacht Parthenia, which was USS Parthenia during World War I

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USS Parthenia (SP-671), 1917-1920.
Originally the civilian steam yacht Parthenia (1903)

The 131-foot steam yacht Parthenia was built in 1903 at Bristol, Rhode Island. In August 1917 she was purchased by the Navy and placed in commission as USS Parthenia (SP-671). She was employed on patrol duties, apparently in New England waters, during the rest of World War I and for some months after the November 1918 Armistice. USS Parthenia was sold in August 1920.

This page features all the views we have of USS Parthenia, and of the civilian yacht Parthenia.


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Photo #: NH 102112

Parthenia
(U.S. Steam Yacht, 1903)

Photographed at "The Moorings", Marion, Massachusetts, while owned by Colonel Harry E. Coverse. The image is reproduced on a color-tinted postal card, published by David Campbell.
This yacht was delivered to the Navy on 18 August 1917 and commissioned USS Parthenia (SP-671). She was sold on 17 August 1920, following patrol service during and after World War I.

The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 465 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 100667

Parthenia
(American Steam Yacht, 1903)

Photographed prior to World War I. Her owner at that time was Colonel Harry E. Converse, of Boston, Massachusetts.
Purchased by the Navy and delivered on 18 August 1917, this yacht was commissioned as USS Parthenia (SP-671). Following patrol service during and after World War I, she was sold on 17 August 1920.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 525 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 100585

USS Raymond J. Anderton (SP-530)


Photographed circa August-September 1917, probably at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts. USS Parthenia (SP-671) is alongside her, at right.
The civilian fishing vessel Raymond J. Anderton, built in 1911, was acquired by the Navy on 15 June 1917 and commissioned on 18 August 1917. Following World War I service in French waters, she was decommissioned on 8 September 1919 for sale abroad.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 470 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 100561

USS Marold (SP-737)


In a New England port during World War I. USS L-10 (Submarine # 50) is in the foreground. USS Parthenia (SP-671) is inboard of Marold, and the stern of USS Cobra (SP-626) is visible at right.
The motor boat Marold was built in 1914 as a civilian pleasure craft. She was acquired by the Navy under free lease and commissioned on 2 June 1917. Following World War I service, she was returned to her owner on 9 May 1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: NH 100864

USS Cobra (SP-626)


In a New England port during World War I. USS L-10 (Submarine # 50) is in the foreground. The bows of USS Parthenia (SP-671) and USS Marold (SP-737) are visible at left, tied up alongside each other, with Parthenia inboard. The patrol boat tied up inboard of Cobra is unidentified.
The civilian motor boat Cobra was acquired by the Navy on 19 September 1917 and commissioned on 4 November 1917. Following World War I service, she was transferred to the Bureau of Fisheries on 9 September 1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 59KB; 740 x 535 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 94774-KN (Color)

"Uncle Sam's Ships"

Cover for sheet music composed and written by Chief Yeoman Daisy May Pratt Erd, USNRF, during World War I. It features the names of 109 U.S. Navy ships, from battleships to tugs and patrol boats.

Donation of Miss G.H. Erd, 1973.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 136KB; 585 x 765 pixels

 


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