USS Sea Gull (SP-544), 1917-1918

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Heather, a 58' 6" motor boat, was built at Greenport, Long Island, New York, in 1902 as a pleasure craft. Later renamed Sea Gull, she was taken over by the Navy in about June 1917 and commissioned as USS Sea Gull (SP-544). She served on patrol duty in the Delaware River and New Jersey coast area during the rest of World War I. Renamed SP-544 in April 1918, she was decommissioned in late November 1918 and later returned to her owner.

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USS Sea Gull (SP-544), 1917-1918

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