USS Miramar (SP-672), later USS SP-672, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
 USS SP-672, ex-USS Miramar (SP-672), sometime in 1918.
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake |
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| Completed | 1907 |
| Acquired | 18 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1917 |
| Renamed | SP-672 in 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 30 December 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Lillian II and Miramar 1907-1917 and as Miramar from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 144 gross register tons |
| Length | 76 ft (23 m)[1] or 131 ft (40 m)[2] |
| Beam | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) |
| Speed | 13.5 knots |
| Complement | 22 |
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Miramar was built as the private motorboat Lillian II at Long Island City, New York, in 1907. She later was renamed Miramar.
On 18 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired Miramar from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Miramar (SP-672) on 31 August 1917.
Assigned to the 8th Naval District, Miramar conducted patrols for the rest of World War I. During 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-672.
SP-672 was returned to her owner on 30 December 1918.
Notes
edit- ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS SP-672, 1917-1918. Originally named Miramar (SP-672) Formerly the motor boat Miramar (built in 1907 under the name Lillian II), which provides no other characteristics for the ship.
- ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive SP-672 ex-Miramar (SP 672), which also provides all other characteristics for the ship.
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. (link is to blank page as of 11 December 2010)- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS SP-672, 1917-1918. Originally named Miramar (SP-672) Formerly the motor boat Miramar (built in 1907 under the name Lillian II)
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive SP-672 ex-Miramar (SP 672)
