 USS Natalia (SP-1251) during World War I. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Natalia |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Acquired | 8 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 8 May 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 5 July 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Natalia 1909-1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Armament | 1 × .30-caliber (7.62-mm) machine gun |
Natalia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.
USS Natalia (SP-1251) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918
Natalia was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1909 at either Stamford, Connecticut, [1] or Gloucester, Massachusetts, [2] to a design by Whittelsey & Whitaker. On 8 May 1917 the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, John Hayes Hammond, Jr., of either Gloucester [3] or Stamford, [4] for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Natalia (SP-1251). [5]
Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Natalia entered service as a section patrol boat. However, she proved unsuitable for naval use and was returned to Hammond on 5 July 1918.
