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Section patrol

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP USS  Kanawha II , later renamed USS Piqua , was a private yacht prior to her World War I Navy service. She received the section patrol number SP-130 during World War I. The troopship America was the former German ocean liner Amerika . She was assigned the U.S. Navy ID number 3006 during World War I. A Section Patrol craft was a civilian vessel registered by the United States Navy for potential wartime service before, during, and shortly after World War I. Contents 1 The SP/ID registration system 2 SP/ID numbers and U.S. Navy hull numbers 3 See also 4 References The SP/ID registration system In 1916, with World War I raging abroad, the U.S. Navy began a registry of privately owned pleasure craft and yachts that were available for patrol service in the event the United States was drawn into the conflict, which it eventually entered on 6 April 1917. "Section Patrol" ("SP") numbers were assigned in a series beginning with SP-1 and u

Camden, New Jersey

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP City in New Jersey, United States Camden, New Jersey City City of Camden Top to bottom: (1) Camden waterfront (2) Riversharks game at Campbell's Field (3) Walt Whitman House (4) Camden Federal Courthouse Seal Motto(s): In a Dream, I Saw a City Invincible [1] Map of Camden in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. Coordinates: 39°56′24″N 75°06′18″W  /  39.94°N 75.105°W  / 39.94; -75.105 Coordinates: 39°56′24″N 75°06′18″W  /  39.94°N 75.105°W  / 39.94; -75.105 [2] [3] Country United States State   New Jersey County Camden Settled 1626 Incorporated February 13, 1828 Named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden Government [8]  • Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)  • Body City Council  • Mayor Francisco "Frank" Moran (D, term ends December 31, 2021) [4] [5]  • Administrator Christine T. J. Tucker [6]  • Municipal clerk Luis Pastoriza [7] Area [2]  • Total 10.341 sq mi (26.784 km 2 )  • Land 8.