USS Endion (SP-707)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
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| Name: | USS Endion |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Completed: | 1898 |
| Acquired: | 1 May 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 1 May 1917 |
| Struck: | 6 October 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Endion 1898-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 61 gross tons |
| Length: | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Beam: | 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Speed: | 9 knots |
| Complement: | 16 |
USS Endion (SP-707) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Endion was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1898. On 1 May 1917, the U.S. Navy purchased her for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Endion (SP-707) with Chief Boatswain's Mate F. R. Neal, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Endion carried out patrol duties for the rest of World War I.
Endion was stricken from the Navy List on 6 October 1919 and subsequently sold.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- SP-704 Barbara at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-700 through SP-799
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Endion (SP 707)
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