Letter B (S. P. 732)
(SP-732: l. 40'; b. 6'; dr. 2'; s. 30 k.; cpl. 3; a. none)
A former name retained.
Letter B, a motorboat, was built in 1912 by Elco Co., Bayonne, N.J.; acquired by the Navy under free lease 7 May 1917 from her owner, C. Chester Eaton, Brocton, Mass.; enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve 10 May 1917; and commissioned 20 October 1917 at Norfolk, Quartermaster First Class L. C. Chamberlain, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Norfolk, Va., Letter B throughout World War I served as harbor and shore patrol boat at Norfolk and Hampton Roads. In addition she served as a duty and emergency boat for seaplanes at Norfolk Naval Air Station. After the Armistice, she was returned to her owner 29 April 1919.
Published: Tue Feb 09 08:59:13 EST 2016
