Shadow III, a 50-foot motor boat, was built in 1916 at Miami Beach, Florida, for use as a pleasure craft. She was purchased by the Navy in June 1917, converted to a patrol boat and placed in commission in early September 1917 as Shadow III (SP-102). For the rest of World War I and the first months of the postwar era, she operated as an aircraft crash boat at Naval Air Station Miami, Florida. Decommissioned in January 1919, Shadow III was later transferred to the Marine Corps Base at Parris Island, South Carolina. She was ordered to be surveyed for sale in December 1919 and sold in May 1920, but was reposessed several months later and resold in August 1921.
This page features all the views we have related to USS Shadow III (SP-102).
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Photo #: NH 102207 USS Shadow III (SP-102) Underway, probably in the vicinity of Miami, Florida, circa 1917-1919. This former pleasure craft was acquired by the Navy on 28 June 1917 and placed in commission on 4 September of that year. She was sold on 5 August 1921. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 475 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-1017181 USS Shadow III (SP-102) Off Miami, Florida, 27 April 1918. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Note: The Ships' Histories Branch of the Naval Historical
Center holds one other photo of the motor boat Shadow III,
taken prior to her Navy service, probably in the vicinity of
Miami Beach, Florida. |
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 10 June 2003
Minor text correction 5 October 2003