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Pete (SP 596)

Motorboat:

  • Built by Chubbuck, Kingston, MA
  • Chartered by the Navy 28 April 1917
  • Returned to her owner 26 March 1918
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Length 29'
  • Beam 8'
  • Armament: One machine gun.
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    Pete 56k Hauled out of the water at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, during World War I
    USN Photograph NH 102126    		 Naval Historical Center
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Pete (SP-596) was built by Chubbuck, Kingston, Mass., and was chartered by the Navy from E.C. Potter 28 April 1917.

    During World War I, Pete served with the 1st Naval District patrol force out of Boston until returned to her owner 26 March 1918.

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