USS E. Benson Dennis

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USS E. Benson Dennis (SP-791) in port sometime between 1917 and 1919.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS E. Benson Dennis
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderC. W. Crockett, Pocomoke City, Maryland
Completed1901
Acquired14 May 1917
Commissioned15 May 1917
Decommissioned12 March 1919
FateReturned to owner 12 March 1919
NotesOperated as commercial fishing trawler E. Benson Dennis 1901–1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type Patrol vessel
Tonnage100 Gross register tons

USS E. Benson Dennis (SP-791) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

E. Benson Dennis was built as a commercial "Menhaden Fisherman"-type fishing trawler of the same name in 1901 by C. W. Crockett at Pocomoke City, Maryland. On 14 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, E. Benson Dennis of Cape Charles, Virginia, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned on 15 May 1917 as USS E. Benson Dennis (SP-791).

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, E. Benson Dennis performed submarine net patrols and guard ship duties for the rest of World War I.

E. Benson Dennis was decommissioned on 12 March 1919 and returned to Dennis the same day.

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References

USS E. Benson Dennis (SP-791) hauled out of the water at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, in August 1917. Her bow bears traces of a different section patrol number (possibly "347") from the one she actually was assigned (791). USS E. Benson Dennis (SP-791) hauled out of water.jpg
USS E. Benson Dennis (SP-791) hauled out of the water at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, in August 1917. Her bow bears traces of a different section patrol number (possibly "347") from the one she actually was assigned (791).
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