History Archive
HistoryCentral Est. 1996
US Navy · Patrol Craft

Skink SP-606

Skink (SP-606: t. 10; 1. 50'; b. 10'6"; s. 17 k.; cpl. 7; a. 1 mg.)

Skink (SP—605), a motor boat built in 1917 by George Lawley and Son, Neponset, Mass., was acquired by the Navy on 30 June 1917 from Robert D. Longyear, Cambridge, Mass; having already been commissioned on 13 June 1917. She carried out patrol duties in the 1st Naval District until decommissioned on 22 November 1918. Skink was returned to her owner on 24 February 1919.

<script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/.

From the makers of HistoryCentral

Explore our history apps

Take HistoryCentral with you. Our apps put American history and centuries of the human story in your pocket.

Browse the Apps →