USS Calypso (SP-632)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Calypso.
.jpg) USS Calypso (SP-632) tied up in an icy harbor sometime between 1917 and 1919. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
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| Name: | USS Calypso |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Completed: | 1909 |
| Acquired: | June 1917 |
| Commissioned: | July 1917 |
| Fate: | Transferred to U.S. Bureau of Fisheries September 1919 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Calypso 1909–1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Length: | 54 ft (16 m) |
The second USS Calypso (SP-632) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Calypso was built as a private motorboat of the same name at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York, in 1909. In June 1917, the U.S. Navy purchased her for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Calypso (SP-632) in July 1917.
Calypso performed patrol duty along the coast of the northeastern United States for the rest of World War I.
Calypso was transferred to the United States Bureau of Fisheries in September 1919.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Calypso (SP-632), 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive CAlypso (SP 632)
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