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    USS Perfecto (SP-86), 1917-1919

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    USS Perfecto, a 60-foot motorboat, was built at Greenpoint, New York, and was acquired by the Navy and placed in service in June 1917. She carried out coastal patrols in the 5th Naval District, headquartered at Norfolk, Virginia, during World War I. Perfecto was returned to her owner in February 1919.
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