USS Berwind (SP-1671) was a United States Navy patrol vessel briefly in service during 1917.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Berwind |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Atlantic Boat and Motor Works |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Acquired | 8 October 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 5 November 1917 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian motorboat Berwind 1912-1917 and from November 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Beam | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Draft | 1 ft 8 in (0.51 m) mean |
| Speed | 10 miles per hour[1] |
| Complement | 2 |
Berwind was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1912 by the Atlantic Boat and Motor Works. On 8 October 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Berwind Fuel Company of Duluth, Minnesota, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was given the section patrol number SP-1671.
Assigned to the 9th Naval District for use in patrolling the Great Lakes, Berwind was enrolled on the list of the district's vessels on 20 October 1917. However, she quickly proved unsuitable for naval use, and the Navy returned her to the Berwind Fuel Company on 5 November 1917.
Notes edit
- ^ The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b5/berwind-i.htm and NavSource Online at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171671.htm give Berwind's speed as 10 miles per hour, implying statute miles per hour, an unusual unit of measure for the speed of a watercraft. It is possible that her speed actually was 10 knots. If 10 statute miles per hour is accurate, the equivalent in knots is 8.7.
References edit
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- SP-1671 Berwind at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from ID # 1600 through ID # 1699
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Berwind (SP 1671)