USS Kingfisher (SP-76), a motor launch, was built in 1916 by George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts; acquired by the U.S. Navy on 8 May 1917 from her owner, R. P. Mathiesson, Chicago, Illinois; and commissioned 15 May at Newport, Rhode Island.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Kingfisher |
| Builder | George Lawley & Son |
| Laid down | 1916 |
| Acquired | 8 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 22 January 1919 |
| Homeport | New London, Connecticut |
| Fate | Returned to owner, 4 March 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Commercial motor launch |
| Displacement | 17 long tons (17 t) |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Complement | Varied |
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Assigned to the 2nd Naval District, Newport, Rhode Island, Kingfisher enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 9 June. Based at New London, Connecticut, she patrolled Long Island Sound.
On 7 January 1919 she was ordered returned to her former owner. USS Kingfisher decommissioned 22 January, and was turned over to her previous owner 4 March.
References edit
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.