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Hoqua (SP 142)

Patrol Yacht:

  • Built in 1914 at Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York
  • Acquired by the Navy 11 June 1917
  • Commissioned 27 July 1917
  • Returned to her owner 6 February 1919
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 35 t.
  • Length 71'
  • Beam 13' 6"
  • Draft 4'
  • Speed 16 kts.
  • Armament: One 3-pounder and two machine guns
  • Propulsion: Two 110hp 6-cylinder Speedway gasoline engines, two shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Yacht Hoqua
    Hoqua 66k Photographed circa 1914-17
    U.S. Navy photo NH 101825    		 Naval Historical Center
    USS Hoqua (SP 142)
    Hoqua 79k Underway, circa 1917-1918, probably in the vicinity of New York City.
    Donation of Mrs. Juel M. Walker, 1980.
    Naval Historical Center photo NH 103213    		 Robert Hurst
    Hoqua 70k In harbor, circa 1917-1918, probably in the vicinity of New York City.
    Donation of Mrs. Juel M. Walker, 1980.
    Naval Historical Center photo NH 103214
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