USS Kanawha II
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USS Kanawha II, later called USS Piqua, was a steam yacht that was built in 1899, and which the United States Navy used as an armed yacht in the First World War. She was commissioned in 1917 as Kanawh
Kanawha in civilian service, before World War I
USS Piqua (SP-130) dressed overall on July 4, 1918, as flagship of the US District Commander at Lorient, France
Consolidated Yachts
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Consolidated Yachts is a former shipbuilder and present-day marine service company located on City Island in The Bronx, New York City.
USS Kanawha II
…was faster than the U-boats of her era, which enabled her to serve as a submarine chaser. The Navy returned her to civilian ownership in July 1919. The Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L Seabury and Company of Morris Heights in the Bronx built Kanawha. She was launched on May 27, 1899. Her registered length was 208.4 ft (63.5 m), her beam was 24.4 ft (7.4…
The Jemima F., III, built by Charles L Seabury Co.