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Arroyo (SP 197)

Motorboat:

  • Built in 1913 by the Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, CT
  • Acquired by the Navy 21 April 1917
  • Commissioned 25 June 1917 at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
  • Laid up 2 January 1918 at the Marine Basin, NY
  • Returned to her owner 16 December 1918
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 12 t.
  • Length 48' 6"
  • Beam 9' 5"
  • Draft 3' 7"
  • Speed 15 kts.
  • Complement: Nine
  • Armament: One machine gun
  • Propulsion: One 65hp 6-cylinder Sterling gasoline engine, one shaft.
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    Arroyo 95k Hauled out of the water, circa 1917-1918.
    U.S. Navy photo NH 99306    		 Naval Historical Center
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