USS Natalia (SP-1251) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918
.jpg) USS Natalia (SP-1251) during World War I.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Natalia |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Acquired | 8 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 8 May 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 5 July 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Natalia 1909-1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Armament | 1 × .30-caliber (7.62-mm) machine gun |
Natalia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.
Natalia was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1909 at either Stamford, Connecticut,[1] or Gloucester, Massachusetts,[2] to a design by Whittelsey & Whitaker. On 8 May 1917 the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, John Hayes Hammond, Jr., of either Gloucester[3] or Stamford,[4] for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Natalia (SP-1251).[5]
Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Natalia entered service as a section patrol boat. However, she proved unsuitable for naval use and was returned to Hammond on 5 July 1918.
Notes edit
- ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Natalia (SP-1251), 1917-1918. Originally the civilian motor boat Natalia.
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/n2/natalia.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Natalia (SP 1251).
- ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Natalia (SP-1251), 1917-1918. Originally the civilian motor boat Natalia.
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/n2/natalia.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Natalia (SP 1251).
- ^ Sources differ on the location of Natalia's construction and on the residence of her owner. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/n2/natalia.htm claims that she was built at Gloucester and her owner resided at Stamford and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Natalia (SP 1251) repeats this, while Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Natalia (SP-1251), 1917-1918. Originally the civilian motor boat Natalia. claims the opposite. The latter is probably an update and correction of the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships information.
References edit
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Natalia (SP-1251), 1917-1918. Originally the civilian motor boat Natalia.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Natalia (SP 1251)