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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. -- Hyman G. Rickover |
USS Shur, a 78' 8" patrol boat, was built in 1906 at Boston, Massachusetts, for use as a pleasure craft. Originally named Tyche, her named had been changed to Shur by the time the Navy acquired her in June 1917. Placed in commission later in that month, the craft operated in the eastern New England area for the duration of World War I. She was decommissioned in mid-January 1919, stricken from the Navy list in September and sold in December 1919.
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