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NH 114801 German Spy Boat

German Spy Boat
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Title: German Spy Boat
Caption: Arrest of German spy by federal authorities revealed startling plot to blow up ammunition ships leaving port off New York. This motor boat was said to be used by Walter Fay, the alleged German spy arrested with his brother in law Walter L. Scholz as bomb plotters in carrying the bombs to the ships picked out for destruction. The bombs were then allegedly tied to the screws of the vessel.
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Catalog #: NH 114801
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon, Oct 25, 1915
After this Year: 1910
Before this Year: 1919
Original Medium: BW Photo
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