USS Pirate (SP-229)
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.jpg) USS Pirate during World War I. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pirate |
| Namesake | A pirate, a person who commits piracy, a war-like act committed by private parties, especially robbery or other acts of criminal violence on the sea (Previous name retained) |
| Builder | A. Craven Construction Company, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 5 September 1917 |
| Commissioned | 5 September 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 26 December 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian motorboat Pirate 1916-1917 and from December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 42 ft 5 in (12.93 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 11 in (0.89 m) mean |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament |
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The first USS Pirate (SP-229) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Pirate was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1916 by the A. Craven Construction Company at Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, A. Halsey, on 5 September 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned the same day as USS Pirate (SP-229).
Pirate patrolled along the United States East Coast for the remainder of World War I.
Pirate was returned to her owner on 26 December 1918.
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: Navy History and Heritage Command: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Pirate (SP-229), 1917-1918. Originally civilian motor boat Pirate (1916)
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Pirate (SP 229)