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For courageous conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. May, 5 November 1917. Cann found a leak in a flooded compartment and closed it at the peril of his life, thereby unquestionably saving the ship.
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s wreck was offered for sale. However, no purchasers appeared, and she was abandoned as unsalable in June 1923.
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on 27 July 1919; after efforts to refloat her failed she was declared abandoned on 28 February 1920.
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from J. R. De Lamar on 11 August 1917; and commissioned on 7 October 1917.
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2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 × .30 in (7.6 mm)
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As of March 1919, she was intended for eventual service as a
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Abandoned, 28 February 1920; no buyers found for the hulk
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The entry can be found 466: 7: 253:(15 mph; 24 km/h) 126:by the Navy, 11 August 1917 10: 1742: 1726:Maritime incidents in 1919 207:100 long tons (102 t) 1657: 1400: 550: 398:Run aground and abandoned 321:and had to be abandoned. 188: 40: 20: 1587:October (unknown date): 1513:Jun (unknown date): USS 261:77 officers and enlisted 95:Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., 1711:Ships built in Scotland 369:New London, Connecticut 231:15 ft (4.6 m) 189:General characteristics 159:New London, Connecticut 753:April (unknown date): 464: 437: 359: 325:A Scottish-built yacht 79:A former name retained 1298:Kaiser Franz Joseph I 460: 435: 354: 1566:Sep (unknown date): 1057:Jun (unknown date): 983:Prinzregent Luitpold 885:Friedrich der Grosse 375:patrolled along the 1050:Duchess of Richmond 508:(SP-164), 1917-1919 363:World War I service 438: 360: 358:as a private yacht 319:Dominican Republic 291:United States Navy 1688: 1687: 1537:Edward Luckenbach 962:Kronprinz Wilhelm 756:Borets za Svobodu 428:Awards and honors 379:coast and in the 367:Operating out of 289:purchased by the 276: 275: 35:in November 1917. 1733: 1683: 1671: 1666: 1650: 1647:Submarine No. 20 1641:Submarine No. 19 1634: 1623: 1613: 1603: 1593: 1583: 1572: 1562: 1551: 1540: 1529: 1519: 1509: 1477: 1466: 1456: 1446: 1435: 1424: 1414: 1411:Northern Pacific 1393: 1383: 1373: 1362: 1352: 1342: 1332: 1322: 1312: 1301: 1290: 1280: 1270: 1260: 1257:August Helmerich 1250: 1222: 1198: 1187: 1155: 1137: 1127: 1116: 1105: 1095: 1085: 1074: 1063: 1053: 1043: 1042: 920:Grosser Kurfürst 823: 813: 802: 791: 781: 770: 759: 749: 731: 713: 691: 680: 670: 659: 648: 638: 628: 618: 608: 598: 587: 577: 567: 539: 532: 525: 516: 515: 476: 475: 450:was awarded the 423: 60: 57: 56: 55: 50: 25: 18: 17: 1741: 1740: 1736: 1735: 1734: 1732: 1731: 1730: 1691: 1690: 1689: 1684: 1675: 1653: 1637: 1626: 1616: 1606: 1596: 1586: 1575: 1565: 1554: 1543: 1532: 1522: 1512: 1480: 1469: 1459: 1449: 1438: 1427: 1417: 1407: 1401:Other incidents 1396: 1386: 1376: 1365: 1355: 1345: 1335: 1325: 1315: 1304: 1293: 1283: 1273: 1263: 1253: 1225: 1201: 1190: 1158: 1140: 1130: 1119: 1108: 1098: 1088: 1077: 1066: 1056: 1046: 828: 826: 816: 805: 794: 784: 773: 762: 752: 734: 728:Otis W. 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Bermuda
Union Navy Jack
Troon
Scotland
New London, Connecticut
Medal of Honor
Tedford H. Cann
Yacht
Steam engine
kn
machine guns
yacht
United States Navy
World War I
machine guns
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
submarines
Cape Engano
Dominican Republic
Troon
Scotland
E.D. Morgan III
U.S. Navy

New London, Connecticut
Atlantic
Caribbean
Allied

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