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Avenger (SP 2646)

Patrol Yacht:

  • Built in 1917 by Clement A. Troth, Camden, NJ
  • Commissioned 23 May 1918
  • Delivered to the Navy 28 May 1918
  • Decommissioned, struck from the Navy Register 19 December 1918 and returned to her owner
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 35 t.
  • Length 74'
  • Beam 15'
  • Draft 3' 3"
  • Speed 15 kts.
  • Complement 19
  • Armament: One 3-pounder and two machine guns
  • Propulsion: Two 6-cylinder 115hp Sterling gasoline engines, two shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Avenger 68k Photographed in 1918, probably just after she was taken over for Navy service
    U.S. Navy photo NH 93939    		 Naval Historical Center
    Avenger 91k Photographed in 1918, probably in the Delaware Bay area
    U.S. Navy photos NH 57247 and NH 57248
    Avenger 64k
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