USS Almax II

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Almax II as a private motorboat sometime between 1912 and 1917.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameAlmax II
OwnerMr. F. Mayer, Baltimore,  Maryland
BuilderSalisbury Marine Construction Company, Salisbury, Maryland
Launched1912
FateAcquired by United States Navy 18 May 1917
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Almax II
NamesakePrevious name retained
Operator United States Navy
Acquired18 May 1917
Commissioned18 May 1917
Decommissioned28 March 1919
Homeport Newport News and Norfolk, Virginia
Fate
US flag 48 stars.svg Flag of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.svg United States
NameUSC&GS Almax II
NamesakePrevious name retained
Operator U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Acquired28 March 1919
FateTransferred to U.S. Navy 21 February 1920
General characteristics
(as U.S. Navy patrol boat)
Type Patrol boat
Tonnage22 gross tons
Length56 feet 9 inches (17.3 m)
Beam11 feet 11 inches (3.6 m)
Draft3 feet 6 inches (1.1 m) (aft)
Speed11.4 miles per hour (9.9 kn; 18.3 km/h)
Crew8 enlisted personnel
Armament

USS Almax II (SP-268) was a motorboat acquired by the United States Navy for use as a patrol boat during World War I. She was outfitted with light guns and assigned patrol duty in the Chesapeake Bay area. Post-war she served with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey before she was sold in 1920.

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Construction

Almax II was a private motorboat constructed in 1912 at Salisbury, Maryland, by the Salisbury Marine Construction Company. On 18 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from Mr. Jacob Mayer of Baltimore, Maryland, for World War I service as a patrol boat. She was commissioned USS Almax II (SP-268) on 18 May 1917. [1]

Service history

Assigned to the section patrol, Almax II cruised the waters of the 5th Naval District through the end of World War I. She served with Squadron 2 and operated in the Chesapeake Bay area primarily between Newport News and Norfolk, Virginia.

After the war ended in November 1918, the boat continued to serve until 28 March 1919 when she was transferred to the United States Department of Commerce for use by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Coast and Geodetic Survey returned Almax II to Navy custody on 21 February 1920.

Disposal

Almax II was sold on 14 July 1920 and, presumably, her name was struck from the Navy list at that time.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.

  1. ↑ The Baltimore Sun , 17 December 1915, p. 11.
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