USS Dianthus

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USS Dianthus (SP-639) sometime in 1917 or 1918.
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Dianthus
NamesakePrevious name retained
Builder Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island
Completed1913
Acquired21 May 1917
Commissioned26 May 1917
Decommissioned27 November 1918
FateReturned to owner 27 November 1918 [1]
NotesOperated as private motorboat Dianthus 1913–1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type Patrol vessel
Length65 ft (20 m)
Beam17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Draft2 ft 9 in (0.84 m)
Speed12 knots
Complement16
Armament

USS Dianthus (SP-639) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Dianthus was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1913. On 21 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, John P. Crozer of Upland, Pennsylvania, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Dianthus (SP-639) on 26 May 1917.

Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Dianthus performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I.

Dianthus was decommissioned on 27 November 1918 and returned to Crozer the same day. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Dianthus (SP-639), 1917–1918 states that Dianthus was returned to her owner on 26 November 1918, but that was the day before her decommissionig and therefore probably is a typographical error.
  2. ↑ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Dianthus (SP-639), 1917–1918 states that Dianthus was returned to her owner on 26 November 1918, but that was the day before her decommissionig and therefore probably is a typographical error.

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USS Dianthus (SP-639) sometime in 1917 or 1918. USS Dianthus (SP-639) port view.jpg
USS Dianthus (SP-639) sometime in 1917 or 1918.
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