USS Edith II (SP-296)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Edith.
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| Name: | USS Edith II |
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| Builder: | Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Completed: | 1917 |
| Acquired: | May 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 1917 |
| Renamed: | USS SP-296 in 1918 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner early 1919 |
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| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 33 tons |
| Length: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Beam: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Draft: | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 11 |
| Armament: | 2 × 3-pounder guns |
USS Edith II (SP-296), later USS SP-296, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Edith II undergoing refit in the spring of 1919 at Nevins' Yacht Works at New York City after return to her owner following her U.S. Navy service.
Edith II was built by the Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1917. The United States Navy acquired her from her owner, Carnot M. Ward of Whippany, New Jersey, in May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel and commissioned her as USS Edith II (SP-296). In 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-296.
Edith II was returned to Ward in early 1919.
References
- Navy History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Edith II (American Motor Boat, 1917). Served as USS Edith II (SP-296) and USS SP-296 in 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive SP-296 ex-Edith II (SP 296)
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