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Springfield (ID 2575)

Patrol River Steamer:

  • The second Springfield was built in 1901 by Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, DE
  • Acquired by the Navy and commissioned 24 April 1918
  • Decommissioned, struck from the Navy list and returned to her owner 24 March 1919
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 287 t.
  • Length 127'
  • Beam 24'
  • Draft 7'
  • Speed 10.4 kts.
  • Propulsion: One single ended boiler, one 325hp vertical compound steam engine, one shaft.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Springfield 98k Photographed at the yard of her builder, Pusey & Jones Company, Wilmington, Delaware, probably at the time of her completion in 1901
    U.S. Navy Photo NH 96641    		 Naval Historical Center
    Springfield 75k Probably photographed prior to World War I
    U.S. Navy Photo NH 95922
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