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    C.F. Sargent (Schooner Barge, 1874)

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    C.F. Sargent, a 1689-gross-ton wooden schooner barge, was built in 1874 at Yarmouth, Maine. She was acquired by the Navy in October 1917, placed in service as USS C.F. Sargent and employed to transport coal along the East Coast. Later given the registry number 3027, the barge sank at sea on 31 July 1918.
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