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was a motor boat built in 1916 at New York City by the New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Co.; acquired by the Navy on free lease from her owner, Allen K. White,
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USS Absegami (SP-371), 1917–1918. Originally the
Civilian Motor Boat Absegami
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