sentence: war bug was assigned to the 1st naval district and served in waters near boston , massachusetts , through the end of world war i. due to an urgent need for craft such as war bug at brest , france , an order dated 14 october 1918 went out from washington , d.c . , to boston directing the commandant of the 1st naval district to ready six section patrol boats -- (sp-1425) , (sp-695) , war bug , (sp-2365) , (sp-1284) , and sp-729 -- to be shipped to france as deck cargo along with spare parts to keep them operational .