USS Felicia (SP-642)

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Felicia underway prior to World War I.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Felicia
NamesakeFormer name retained
Owner Jesse H. Metcalf of Providence, Rhode Island
BuilderJ. N. Robbins Company, of Brooklyn, New York
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1898
Christenedas Felicia
Completed1898
Acquired21 June 1917
Commissioned29 June 1917 as USS Felicia (SP-642)
Decommissioned25 August 1919 at Brooklyn, New York
StrickenSeptember 1919
Homeport Newport, Rhode Island
FateSold 25 March 1920
General characteristics
Type Yacht
Tonnage213 gross tons
Length179'
Beam20' 1"
Draft7' 6"
Propulsion Steam engine
Speed14 knots
Complement49 officers and enlisted
ArmamentThree 3-pounder guns

USS Felicia (SP-642) was a yacht acquired by the United States Navy during World War I. She was outfitted and armed by the Navy as a patrol craft, and was assigned to patrol the New England waters. Her task of protecting ships from German submarines was interrupted by her collision with a submarine. Post-war she was reconfigured to her civilian condition, and was sold in 1919.

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Built as a yacht in Brooklyn

The first ship to be so named by the Navy, Felicia (No. 642) was built in 1898 by J. N. Robins Company, Brooklyn, New York; purchased by the Navy 2 June 1917; and commissioned 29 June 1917. (The other USS Felicia, PYc-35, was built in 1931, and served in World War II.)

World War I service

Based out of Newport, Rhode Island, Felicia patrolled the New England coast, on duty with the 2d Naval District, until August 39, 1918, when she collided with a submarine in heavy fog off Montauk Point.

Decommissioning and sale

Felicia was in repair or laid up at various yards until decommissioned at Brooklyn, New York, 25 August 1919. Felicia was stricken from the list of Naval vessels in September 1919 and sold 25 March 1920.

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