USS Phillips

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NameUSS Phillips, later USS SP-1389
Namesake
  • Phillips was her previous name retained
  • SP-1389 was her section patrol number
Builder William R. Osborn, Croton, New York
Completed1901
Acquired1917 or 1918
Commissioned1917 or 1918
FateReturned to owner 22 October 1918
NotesOperated as tug Phillips prior to U.S. Navy service
General characteristics
Type Patrol vessel
Tonnage36 tons
Length64 ft (20 m)
Beam16 ft (4.9 m)
Draft4 ft (1.2 m)
Propulsion Steam engine
Speed8 knots

USS Phillips (SP-1389), later USS SP-1389, was a tug that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel during World War I.

Phillips was a steam-powered tug built in 1901 by William R. Osborn at Croton, New York. During the period of American participation in World War I, the U.S. Navy acquired her under charter from the Commonwealth of Virginia and placed her in commission as USS Phillips (SP-1389).

Phillips performed patrol duties based at Norfolk, Virginia, during the war, at some point being renamed USS SP-1389.

SP-1389 was returned to her owner on 22 October 1918.

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