Naval History and Heritage Command
Nahma I (Motor Boat)
1902-1917
The Navy retained the name carried by this vessel at the time of her acquisition.
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(Motor Boat: length 72'0"; beam 12'0"; complement 5)
The first Nahma, a wooden-hulled motor boat, was built in New Orleans, La., in 1902. Acquired by the Navy the same year, she was assigned to the Louisiana Naval Militia, which she served until the outbreak of the Great War [World War I].
Renamed Asp, she was placed in service on 17 April 1917, to operate in the New Orleans area as both a motor patrol boat and a ferry. Following the Armistice of 11 November 1918, Asp continued to serve the Eighth Naval District.
Designated YFB-1 on 17 July 1920, Asp was placed out of service and sold on 24 March 1923.
Updated, Robert J. Cressman
17 May 2022
