USS ''Fantana'' (SP-71) was a motorboat that served in the

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as a patrol boat from 1917 to 1919. ''Fantana'' was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1902 at Morris Heights, New York, by the

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and the Charles L. Seabury and Sons Company. The U.S. Navy

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ed her in 1917 for

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service and commissioned her on 17 March 1917 as USS ''Fantana'' (SP-71). ''Fantana'' was attached to Squadron 8 for patrol and picket duty on stations assigned in the

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. On 24 November 1918, ''Fantana''s crew was detached. She was towed to

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, where on 11 January 1919 she was decommissioned and returned to her owner.

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NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Fantana (SP 71)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fantana (SP-71) Patrol vessels of the United States Navy World War I patrol vessels of the United States Ships built in Morris Heights, Bronx 1902 ships