USS Sea Gull (SP-223)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Sea Gull.
The second USS Sea Gull (SP-223) was a wooden yacht in the United States Navy.
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United States | |
Name | USS Sea Gull |
Builder | New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co., Morris Heights, New York |
Laid down | 1910, as Tonis |
Acquired | 18 May 1917, renamed Sea Gull |
In service | 16 May 1917 |
Out of service | 1918 |
Fate | Scrapped, 6 April 1920 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Wooden yacht |
Displacement | 38 long tons (39 t) |
Length | 83 ft (25 m) |
Beam | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Draft | 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) |
Depth of hold | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | Varied |
Armament | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
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Sea Gull was built during 1910 as Tonis by New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co., Morris Heights, New York, was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 28 April 1917 following the entry of the United States into World War I. Placed in service on 16 May 1917, she was officially acquired by the US Navy on 18 May 1917.