History | |
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United States | |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | date unknown |
Acquired | 11 June 1917 |
Commissioned | 29 June 1917 |
Out of service | 8 September 1919 |
Stricken | c1919 |
Fate | Sold, 15 December 1919 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 14 tons |
Length | 46 ft (14 m) |
Beam | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Draft | varies |
Speed | 13.9 knots |
Complement | 11 |
Armament | one 1–pounder., 1 machine gun |
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