USS Pattina

Summary

USS Pattina (SP-675) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS Pattina (SP-675) during World War I.
History
United States
NameUSS Pattina
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderLuders Marine Construction Company, Stamford, Connecticut
Completed1916
Acquired10 September 1917
Commissioned22 October 1917
FateReturned to owner 19 February 1919
NotesOperated as private motorboat Pattina 1916–1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage31 gross register tons
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Draft3 ft (0.91 m)
Speed25 knots
Complement9
Armament1 × machine gun

Pattina was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the Luders Marine Construction Company at Stamford, Connecticut, in 1916. On 10 September 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, B.F. Schwarts, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned on 22 October 1917 as USS Pattina (SP-675).

Pattina conducted patrols along the United States East Coast for remainder of World War I and into early 1919. She was returned to Schwarts on 19 February 1919.

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: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Pattina (SP-675), 1917-1919
  • NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Pattina (SP 675)