USS Grosbeak (SP-566)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Grosbeak.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
| |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Acquired: | 17 April 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 17 April 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | date unknown |
| Struck: | 1919 |
| Fate: | sold, 21 March 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | not known |
| Length: | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Beam: | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
| Draft: | 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Armament: | one machine gun |
USS Grosbeak (SP-566) was an Grosbeak-class patrol boat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of patrolling and defending America’s harbors and coasts.
Grosbeak, built by Rice Brothers, Boothbay, Maine, was acquired from her owner It. C. Robbins, Hamilton, Massachusetts, 17 April 1917.
World War I service
She served as a coastal patrol craft along the New England coast from Chatham, Massachusetts, to New London, Connecticut, during World War I.
Deactivation
Her name was struck from the Navy List in 1919 and she was sold to Clarence Kugler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 21 March 1920.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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