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46: 31: 402: 452: 447: 457: 412: 239: 70: 316:, unable to get underway, drifted off into the pre-dawn darkness on 9 October 1917, dragging her anchors and sending out 349: 274: 325: 357: 243: 309: 198: 462: 266: 225: 281:, she cruised off the Essington Shipbuilding Company yard and its environs until the war's end. 246:, was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 1 June 1917 following the entry of the 426: 329: 441: 408: 247: 385: 293: 285: 278: 20: 431: 270: 251: 184: 30: 308:. In the rough seas, both patrol boats dropped their anchors and moored off 324:
eventually was taken under tow by another vessel and made haven behind the
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was ordered returned to her owner on 2 June 1919 and struck from the
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in the hope of riding out the storm, which did not let up.
340:, which had arrived under her own power, already there. 292:was a part, on patrol duty there. The patrol boat 386:http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/v3/vidofner.htm 288:, threatening to scatter the flotilla, of which 453:World War I patrol vessels of the United States 336:, on 9 October 1917 by 08:15 hours. She found 284:On 8 October 1917, a heavy storm swept across 8: 427:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 413:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 382:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 300:dragged anchor at 07:30 hours and fouled 448:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy 407:This article incorporates text from the 240:Greenport Basin and Construction Company 71:Greenport Basin and Construction Company 19:For other ships with the same name, see 369: 16:Patrol vessel of the United States Navy 254:; and commissioned shortly afterward. 25: 304:before getting underway and clearing 42: 7: 159:58 ft 6 in (17.83 m) 458:Ships built in Greenport, New York 14: 400: 44: 29: 187:(17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) 1: 265:patrolled the waters of the 204:1 × .30 caliber machine-gun 479: 18: 350:Atlantic City, New Jersey 234:was built during 1902 as 131: 37: 28: 380:(SP-402) article in the 151:20 long tons (20 t) 352:, on 27 November 1918, 167:13 ft (4.0 m) 132:General characteristics 73:, Long Island, New York 258:World War I operations 175:5 ft (1.5 m) 244:Long Island, New York 92:1 June 1917, renamed 348:Decommissioned at 273:service. Based at 267:4th Naval District 226:United States Navy 210: 209: 127:Returned to owner 470: 434:at navsource.org 404: 403: 389: 374: 310:Brown Shoal Buoy 111:27 November 1918 52: 49: 48: 47: 33: 26: 478: 477: 473: 472: 471: 469: 468: 467: 438: 437: 423: 401: 398: 393: 392: 375: 371: 366: 346: 260: 50: 45: 43: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 476: 474: 466: 465: 460: 455: 450: 440: 439: 436: 435: 429: 422: 421:External links 419: 397: 394: 391: 390: 368: 367: 365: 362: 345: 342: 298: (SP-402) 259: 256: 208: 207: 206: 205: 202: 193: 189: 188: 181: 177: 176: 173: 169: 168: 165: 161: 160: 157: 153: 152: 149: 145: 144: 138: 134: 133: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 109: 108:Decommissioned 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 90: 86: 85: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 40: 39: 35: 34: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 475: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 445: 443: 433: 432:Photo gallery 430: 428: 425: 424: 420: 418: 417: 414: 411: 410: 409:public domain 395: 387: 383: 379: 373: 370: 363: 361: 359: 355: 351: 343: 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 297: 291: 287: 282: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 257: 255: 253: 249: 248:United States 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 227: 223: 220:was a wooden 219: 217: 203: 200: 196: 195: 194: 191: 190: 186: 182: 179: 178: 174: 171: 170: 166: 163: 162: 158: 155: 154: 150: 147: 146: 143: 139: 136: 135: 130: 126: 123: 122: 118: 115: 114: 110: 107: 106: 102: 99: 98: 95: 91: 88: 87: 84: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 66: 65: 62: 59: 56: 55: 51:United States 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 415: 406: 399: 381: 377: 372: 353: 347: 337: 321: 313: 305: 301: 295: 289: 286:Delaware Bay 283: 279:Pennsylvania 262: 261: 235: 231: 230: 215: 213: 211: 148:Displacement 100:Commissioned 93: 82: 61:USS Sea Gull 60: 21:USS Sea Gull 271:World War I 269:during her 252:World War I 119:2 June 1919 103:1 June 1917 463:1902 ships 442:Categories 396:References 326:breakwater 212:The third 358:Navy List 320:signals. 294:USS  275:Essington 199:1-pounder 81:1902, as 378:Vidofner 354:Sea Gull 344:Disposal 338:Vidofner 334:Delaware 322:Sea Gull 314:Sea Gull 306:Sea Gull 302:Sea Gull 296:Vidofner 290:Sea Gull 263:Sea Gull 232:Sea Gull 218:(SP-544) 216:Sea Gull 192:Armament 116:Stricken 94:Sea Gull 89:Acquired 78:Launched 238:by the 236:Heather 224:in the 140:Wooden 83:Heather 67:Builder 38:History 405:  156:Length 364:Notes 330:Lewes 250:into 222:yacht 185:knots 180:Speed 172:Draft 142:yacht 376:USS 214:USS 197:1 × 183:9.5 164:Beam 137:Type 124:Fate 57:Name 384:at 328:at 318:SOS 201:gun 444:: 360:. 332:, 277:, 242:, 228:. 416:. 388:. 23:.

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USS Sea Gull

Greenport Basin and Construction Company
yacht
knots
1-pounder
yacht
United States Navy
Greenport Basin and Construction Company
Long Island, New York
United States
World War I
4th Naval District
World War I
Essington
Pennsylvania
Delaware Bay
USS Vidofner (SP-402)
Brown Shoal Buoy
SOS
breakwater
Lewes
Delaware
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Navy List
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/v3/vidofner.htm
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Photo gallery

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