EFFORT III Postcard, Brooklyn, NY – 1935 Captain Frederick B. Wrege's "EFFORT III" from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY circa 1935. The "EFFORT III" was a converted World War I U.S. Navy Sub Chaser ("SC-122") that was built in 1917 by the Norfolk Navy Yard at Portsmouth, VA. Captain Wrege purchased the boat in 1927 and converted her for party boat fishing. The photo is courtesy of the Captain Fred Wrege and Captain Charles VanDerVoort families.