USS Bab (SP-116)
 USS Bab (SP-116) hauled out of the water during World War I. | |
| History | |
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  United States
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| Name: | USS Bab |
| Namesake: | name given to the boat by her owner prior to her acquisition by the Navy |
| Owner: | Milton Wilson of Chicago, Illinois |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Completed: | in 1916 at South Boston, Massachusetts |
| Acquired: | leased by the Navy on 6 October 1917 |
| In service: | October 1917 |
| Out of service: | December 1918 |
| Struck: | circa December 1918 |
| Homeport: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Fate: | Returned to her owner for the sum of $1.00 on 31 December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Motorboat |
| Tonnage: | 7 gross tons |
| Length: | 38' 0" |
| Beam: | 8' 1" |
| Draft: | 2' 4" |
| Propulsion: | Internal combustion engine |
| Speed: | 36 miles per hour |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | Two machine guns |
USS Bab (SP-116) was high-speed motorboat leased for one dollar by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was placed in service as a patrol craft and was assigned to the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois. Post-war she was returned to her owner for the sum of one dollar.
Built in South Boston
Bab was a 38-foot section motorboat of the high-speed "sea sled" design built in 1917 at Boston, Massachusetts, by Murray and Tregurtha Company. She was leased by the Navy for $1.00 from Milton Wilson of Chicago, Illinois; and designated as a section patrol craft, SP-116; and delivered on 6 October 1917.
World War I service
Assigned to the 9th Naval District, Bab patrolled the waters of Lake Michigan until the onset of winter caused her to be laid up.
Post-war disposition
Eventually judged “not suitable for naval use,” Bab was returned to her owner for the sum of $1.00 on 31 December 1918.
See also
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- USS Bab (SP-116), 1917-1918