USS ''Asp'' (YFB-1) was originally named ''Nahma''. It was a wooden motor boat built in

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, Louisiana, in 1902. Acquired by the

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the same year, she was assigned to the

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, which she served until the outbreak of

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. Renamed ''Asp'', she was placed in service, 17 April 1917, to operate in the

area as both a motor patrol boat and a ferry. After the

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, ''Asp'' continued to serve the

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. Designated YFB-1 in July 1920, she was placed out of service and sold on 24 March 1923.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asp (YFB-1) Motorboats of the United States Navy Ships built in New Orleans 1902 ships