USS Vedette (SP-163)
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uss-vedette-sp-163-306-18008392
title:
USS Vedette (SP-163)
text:
The first USS Vedette (SP-163) was a commercial yacht built in 1899. At the outbreak of World War I, the yacht was leased by the United States Navy, and was used as a section patrol craft in the North Atlantic Ocean. She served honorably during the war, rescuing survivors at sea, and attacking a German U-boat. At war’s end, she was converted to her original configuration and returned to her owner, the railroad executive, financier, and philanthropist Frederick W. Vanderbilt (1856-1938) of New Yo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Patrol vessel of the United States Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Vedette_(SP-163)
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date modified:
2022-12-15T16:47:50Z
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