USS Sea Gull (SP-223)

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NameUSS Sea Gull
BuilderNew York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co., Morris Heights, New York
Laid down1910, as Tonis
Acquired18 May 1917, renamed Sea Gull
In service16 May 1917
Out of service1918
FateScrapped, 6 April 1920
General characteristics
TypeWooden yacht
Displacement38 long tons (39 t)
Length83 ft (25 m)
Beam11 ft (3.4 m)
Draft4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
Depth of hold6 ft (1.8 m)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
ComplementVaried
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun

The second USS Sea Gull (SP-223) was a wooden yacht in the United States Navy.

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Sea Gull was built during 1910 as Tonis by New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co., Morris Heights, New York, was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 28 April 1917 following the entry of the United States into World War I. Placed in service on 16 May 1917, she was officially acquired by the US Navy on 18 May 1917.

World War I East Coast Assignment

Sea Gull patrolled the waters of the 5th Naval District during her World War I service. She was based at Hampton Roads, Virginia, until 3 July 1918 when she was transferred to Baltimore, Maryland.

Deactivation

Placed out of service late in 1918, Sea Gull was struck from the Navy List; sold for scrapping to J.W. Dennis of Ocean View, Virginia, and removed from her US Navy berth on 6 April 1920.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .