USS Natalia
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USS Natalia (SP-1251) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918
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USS Natalia (SP-1251) during World War I. | |
History | |
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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 |
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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.