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Stinger (SP 1252)


Stinger served both the U. S. Navy and Army
Yacht:

  • Built in 1917 as Herreshoff No. 312 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, RI
  • Commissioned USS Stinger (SP 1252) 11 December 1917
  • Delivered to the Navy 19 December 1917
  • Struck from the Navy list 14 May 1919
  • Transferred to the War Department 20 November 1919
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 47 t.
  • Length 80' 6"
  • Beam 12' 5"
  • Draft 3' 5"
  • Speed 14.75 kts.
  • Complement 17
  • Armament: One 1-pounder and one machine gun
  • Propulsion: One oil-fired single ended boiler, one 375hp vertical triple expansion steam engine, one shaft.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Stinger 70k In port prior to the installation of armament, circa 1917
    U.S. Navy photo NH 89755    		 Naval Historical Center
    Stinger 139k Backing away from dock, circa 1917
    U.S. Navy photo NH 102241
    Stinger 126k 7 April 1919
    Escorting Agamemnon (ID 3004) on her arrival in Boston, MA
    Courtesy of Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones collection    		 Boston Public Library
    Commanding Officers
    01Boatswain Egbert D. Scott, USNRF1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
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