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US Navy · Yachts

Hercules YE-30

(YE-30: d. 233 t.; 1. lll'S"; b. 32'; dr. 9'6"; sp. 7 K.; cpl. 22)

Hercules (YE 30) was built by Kelly, Spear, & Co. of Bath, Maine, in 1906. Purchased from the Boston Sand & Gravel Co. in 1918, she served as an ammunition lighter at the Hingham Ammunition Depot until stricken from the Navy Register 2 August 1922. Hercules was sold 24 March 1923 to Charles Reineke of New York City.

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