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USS Corinthia 
Summary
USS Corinthia (SP-938) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
 Corinthia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Corinthia |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Charles Seabury & Company, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Acquired | 1917 |
| Commissioned | 14 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 6 December 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 7 December 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Corinthia 1909–1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Beam | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 12 |
| Armament |
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A damaged photograph of Corinthia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.
Corinthia was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1909 by Charles Seabury & Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Corinthia (SP-938) on 14 May 1917.
Assigned to the 8th Naval District, Corinthia patrolled off the coast of Texas and Louisiana for the rest of World War I.
Corinthia was decommissioned on 6 December 1918 and returned to her owner the following day.
References edit
- 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: Civilian Ships: Corinthia (American Motor Boat, 1909). Served as USS Corinthia (SP-938) in 1917–1918.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Corinthia (SP 938)