She operated during and in the immediate aftermath of World War I, seeing service in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Black Sea. Prior to her U.S. Navy service, she was the private yacht Nahma, a sister ship of the yacht which became the U.S. Navy patrol vessel and presidential yacht USS Mayflower. After her U.S. Navy service, Nahma returned to private ownership. Renamed Istar, she operated asContinue reading “USS Nahma (SP-771) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. A long story for short time in the Navy”
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Going Fast
Posted on August 25, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment Some 52 years ago this month, a high speed formation off the coast of southern California. August 1974. We see the front runner, the Interdiction Craft Experimental (CPIC-X), in the center, flanked closely by the experimental hydrofoil USS Flagstaff (PGH-1) at the top and the Osprey class PTF (Fast Patrol Boat) 24 atContinue reading “Going Fast”
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