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NavSource Online: Unnumbered Ships Photo Archive
Blanche
Tug:
Built in 1878 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, PA
Acquired by the Navy 26 August 1918 and commissioned the same day
Decommissioned 5 December 1918 and returned to her owners
Fate unknown.
Specifications:
Displacement 94 t.
Length 83'
Beam 17' 9"
Draft 10'
Speed 10 mph
Complement 14
Propulsion: One Valk and Murdock boiler, one 400hp vertical single expansion steam engine, one shaft.
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60k
In port, circa 1918 or earlier U.S. Navy photo NH 95902
Naval Historical Center
59k
In port, possibly when inspected by the Fifth Naval District on 18 June 1918 U.S. Navy photo NH 100898
View the Blanche DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command website