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featured a library, a living room with an open fireplace, a dining room, six staterooms (each with its own bathroom), and space for a crew of 20. The yacht had a 7,000 mile range.
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was also the vessel upon which young Irving Bush and his family had sailed around the world in 1888. The new diesel-powered
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frequently served on escort missions between
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naval crews. It was lent to
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served as a pleasure yacht, for example cruising around the
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836:World War II patrol vessels of the United States
575:List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
660:Prominent Citizens of New York: Rufus T. Bush
514:. The vessel patrolled off Cuba and among the
664:Magazine of Western History/National Magazine
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559:Lend-Lease Program
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214:1943 under
206:13 May 1949
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810:Categories
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581:References
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301:Complement
278:Propulsion
216:Lend-Lease
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569:See also
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