USS Sparrow II

Last updated
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Sparrow II
NamesakePrevious name retained
Builder Charles Rhode & Sons Company, Baltimore, Maryland
Completed1915
Acquiredmid-September 1918
Commissioned25 September 1918
FateSold 30 June 1919
NotesOperated as civilian motorboat Sparrow II 1915-1918
General characteristics
Type Patrol vessel
Tonnage17.83 Gross register tons
Length51 ft 0 in (15.54 m)
Beam14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Draft2 ft 6 in (0.76 m)
Speed7.9 knots

USS Sparrow II (SP-3231) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.

Sparrow II was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1915 by the Charles Rhode & Sons Company at Baltimore, Maryland. In mid-September 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Sparrows Point Steel Company of Baltimore, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Sparrow II (SP-3231) on 25 September 1918.

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Sparrow II patrolled the coasts of Maryland and Virginia for the rest of World War I and into 1919.

Sparrow II was sold to J. G. Samp of Baltimore on 30 June 1919.

Related Research Articles

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

USS Lynx II (SP-730), later USS SP-730, was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel and harbor dispatch boat from 1917 to 1919.

USS <i>Katherine K.</i> 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>Josephine</i> (SP-3295) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

The third USS Josephine (SP-3295) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.

The first USS Pocomoke (SP-571), later USS SP-571, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

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

USS Kemah (SP-415) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.

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

USS Kanised (SP-439) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS <i>Tuna</i> (SP-664) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

The first USS Tuna (SP-664) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS Mary B. Garner (SP-682) was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS <i>Lexington II</i> US Navy section patrol boat

USS Lexington II (SP-705), later USS SP-705, was an American patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

USS Hobo II (SP-783) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS Itasca II (SP-803) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

USS <i>Itasca</i> (SP-810) Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

The second USS Itasca (SP-810), later USS SP-810, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 which was employed as a hospital boat.

USS Luce Bros. (SP-846) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS <i>SP-912</i> Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

USS SP-847 was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

USS Marguerite II (SP-892) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 and 1919.

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

The second USS Snapper (SP-2714) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.

USS <i>Vaud J.</i> Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

USS Vaud J. (SP-3361) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in service from 1918 to 1919.

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

USS Shuttle (SP-3572), also listed as ID-3572, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.

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

USS Scandinavia (SP-3363) was a patrol vessel in commission in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919, seeing service in World War I. After her U.S. Navy service, she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as the survey launch USC&GS Scandinavia from 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.