USS Peggy

Summary

USS Peggy (SP-1058) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

History
United States
NameUSS Peggy
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderVanderslice, Camden, New Jersey
Completed1914[1] or 1915[2]
Acquired14 August 1917
Commissioned14 August 1917
FateReturned to owner 23 November 1918
NotesOperated as private motorboat Peggy 1914 or 1915 to 1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Length30 ft (9.1 m)
Beam8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Draft2 ft 6 in (0.76 m)
Speed11 knots
Armament1 × machine gun

Peggy was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1914[3] or 1915[4] by Vanderslice at Camden, New Jersey. On 14 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, G. F. Dieser of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Peggy (SP-1072).

Assigned to the 4th Naval District and based at Philadelphia, Peggy conducted patrols for the rest of World War I.

The Navy returned Peggy to Dieser on 23 November 1918.

Notes edit

  1. ^ SP-1072 Peggy 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-1000 through SP-1099.
  2. ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p4/peggy.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Peggy (SP 1072).
  3. ^ SP-1072 Peggy 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-1000 through SP-1099.
  4. ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p4/peggy.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Peggy (SP 1072).

References edit

  • This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
  • SP-1072 Peggy 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-1000 through SP-1099
  • NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Peggy (SP 1072)