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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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