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Namesake | USS Helenita |
Owner | Marine Aviation Corps |
Laid down | date unknown |
Acquired | by the Navy in 1919 |
In service | February 1919 |
Out of service | August 1919 |
Stricken | not known |
Homeport | Norfolk, Virginia |
Fate | Loaned to the City of Norfolk, Virginia, Department of Public Safety; later sold on 22 June 1923 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Motorboat |
Displacement | not known |
Length | 45' |
Beam | 11' 8" |
Draft | not known |
Propulsion | not known |
Speed | not known |
Complement | not known |
Armament | not known |
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