USS Fearless (SP-724)

Last updated

USS Fearless (SP-724).jpg
USS Fearless (SP-724) underway.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Fearless
NamesakePrevious name retained
Completed1877
Acquired20 May 1917
Commissioned1917
FateSold 30 September 1921
NotesOperated as commercial fishing trawler Fearless 1877-1917
General characteristics
Type Tug
Tonnage121 Gross register tons
Length103 ft (31 m)
Beam16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
Draft7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
PropulsionOne vertical compound steam engine, one single-ended boiler, one shaft; 200 indicated horsepower (149 kilowatts)
Speed7.8 knots

The first USS Fearless (SP-724) was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1921.

Fearless was built as a commercial steam fishing trawler of the same name in 1877. On 20 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her for use during World War I. Assigned the section patrol number 724, she was commissioned as USS Fearless (SP-724) in 1917.

Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Fearless served for the rest of World War I as a tug in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area. She apparently remained in naval service after the end of the war.

Fearless was sold on 30 September 1921.

Related Research Articles

USS <i>Hiawatha</i> (SP-183) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

The first USS Hiawatha (SP-183) was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1920.

USS <i>Katherine K.</i> (SP-220) Tugboat of the United States Navy

USS Katherine K. (SP-220) was a United States Navy patrol vessel and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS <i>Roselle</i> (SP-350) Minesweeper of the United States Navy

The first USS Roselle (SP-350) was a minesweeper that served in the United States Navy during 1917. Roselle was built as a commercial steam harbor tug of the same name in 1903 by Neafie and Levy at Philadelphia. On 10 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owners, the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, for use as a minesweeper during World War I. She was commissioned on 22 September 1917 as USS Roselle (SP-350). Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Roselle was based at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York. She conducted minesweeping patrols in Long Island Sound.

USS Fli-Hawk (SP-550) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS John Sealy (SP-568), also spelled John Sealey, was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission during 1917.

The first USS Hampton (ID-3049), also listed as SP-3049, was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1918 to 1919.

USS <i>Dreadnought</i> (SP-584) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

USS Dreadnought (SP-584), later USS SP-584, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS <i>Katie</i> (SP-660) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

USS Katie (SP-660) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

USS <i>Pennsylvania R. R. No. 9</i> (SP-679) Minesweeper of the United States Navy

USS Pennsylvania R. R. No. 9 (SP-679), also known as USS Penn R. R. No. 9 (SP-679) and USS P.R.R. No. 9 (SP-679), was a United States Navy armed tug and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS <i>Ardent</i> (SP-680) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

The first USS Ardent (SP-680) was a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1921. Acquired upon the entry of the United States into World War I, the ship served in New England during the war, and was sold back into private ownership in 1921.

USS <i>Breakwater</i> Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

USS Breakwater (SP-681) was a United States Navy patrol vessel, minesweeper, and tug in commission from 1917 to 1920.

The first USS Rush (SP-712) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission during 1917.

USS <i>Sadie Ross</i> (SP-736) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1920.

USS James H. Clark (SP-759) was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1920.

USS <i>Sister</i> (SP-822) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

USS Sister (SP-822) was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS Little Brothers (SP-921) was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS Margaret Anderson (SP-1203) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from August to December 1917.

USS L. A. Dempsey (SP-1231) was a United States Navy armed tug that was in commission as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.

USS Herreshoff No. 321 (SP-2235), also written Herreshoff #321, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1921.

USS Herreshoff No. 322 (SP-2373), also written Herreshoff #322, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.

References

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.