USS Patrol No. 6 (SP-54), often rendered as USS Patrol #6, was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.
.jpg) USS Patrol No. 6 during World War I
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Patrol No. 6 |
| Builder | George Lawley and Son, Neponset, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 16 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 29 June 1917 |
| Stricken | 7 November 1919 |
| Fate | Sold 19 March 1921 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Bonita 1916-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 34 tons |
| Length | 63 ft 0 in (19.20 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Speed | 32 knots |
| Complement | 9 |
| Armament | 2 × 1-pounder guns |
Patrol No. 6 was built as the private motorboat Bonita in 1916 by George Lawley and Son at Neponset, Massachusetts. The U.S. Navy purchased Bonita from Herman Oelrichs of Newport, Rhode Island on 16 June 1917 and commissioned her for service in World War I as USS Patrol No. 6 (SP-54) on 29 June 1917.
Patrol No. 6 operated in the 2nd Naval District, headquartered at Newport, on patrol throughout the United States' participation in World War I. She was decommissioned postwar and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 7 November 1919. She was sold to George A. Crowley of New York City on 19 March 1921.
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 Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Patrol # 6 (SP-54), 1917-1921
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Patrol #6 (SP 54)