Completed ca. 1916 Renamed SP-899' in 1918 | Commissioned 30 August 1917 Length 16 m | |
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Name USS Courtenay P (1917-1918)
USS SP-899 (1918) Namesake Courtenay P was her previous name retained
SP-899 was her section patrol number Acquired Ordered delivered 5 July 1917 Builder Gas Engine and Power Company | ||
USS Courtenay P (SP-899) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Courtenay P was built as a private motorboat of the same name in about 1916 by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. On 5 July 1917, she was ordered delivered to the U.S. Navy for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) on 30 August 1917. In 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-899.
On 6 July 1918, the Navy declared SP-899 unfit for further service and ordered her returned to her owner. Accordingly, she was duly returned to her owner on 12 December 1918.
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