From a friend
*As part of the allied support for "White" Russians against the Bolsheviks
in 1919 there were some actions on Lake Onega.
http://nelsonlambert.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/onega-back-part-3-action-on-lake-1919.html <http://nelsonlambert.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/onega-back-part-3-action-on-lake-1919.html>Has
anyone identities or further info on the following:a) Two 40' US Navy
gunboats. When the US withdrew their support, one was handed over to the
Royal Navy and known as JOLLY ROGERPhotos at
http://preview.tinyurl.com/qzdpuec <http://preview.tinyurl.com/qzdpuec> and
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ln9wqm5 <http://preview.tinyurl.com/ln9wqm5>b)
several 60' "Greenport" class armed launches built for the Imperial Russian
Navy in c1916-1917 by Greenport Basin & Construction Company, Long Island
NY (a few were taken by US Navy in 1917 for domestic patrol
vessels)http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/greenport.htm
<http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/greenport.htm>
(one of those retained served as USS RUSS)c) a captured Bolshevik tug
AXODphoto at
http://preview.tinyurl.com/oneulxq <http://preview.tinyurl.com/oneulxq>
David