Today's classic warship, USS Letter B (SP-732)
Letter B class motor-boat
Displacement. Not recorded
Lenght. 40'
Beam. Not recorded
Draft. Not recorded
Speed. Not recorded
Complement. Not recorded
Armament. Not recorded
Letter B, a 40-foot motor boat, was built at Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1912 as a civilian pleasure craft. The Navy acquired her on 7 May 1917 and placed her in commission as USS Letter B (SP-732) on 20 October 1917. Based at Norfolk, Virginia, she served throughout World War I as a patrol boat and aircraft tender. No longer required after the end of the conflict, Letter B was returned to her owner on 29 April 1919. Fate unknown.