Name USS Siwash Completed 1916 Commissioned 18 August 1917 Length 24 m | Namesake Previous name retained Acquired 18 June 1917 Decommissioned 10 May 1919 | |
 | ||
Builder Gas Engine and Power Company | ||
USS Siwash (SP-12) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.
Siwash was built in 1916 by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights, New York, as a private motorboat of the same name. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, C. A. Schieren of New York City, on 18 June 1917 for World War I service. She was commissioned as USS Siwash (SP-12) on 18 August 1917.
Siwash patrolled in the 3rd Naval District in the New York City area until decommissioned on 10 May 1919. She was transferred to the United States Department of Commerce on 16 June 1919.
References
USS Siwash (SP-12) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA