Priscilla (SP-44)

For other ships with the same name, see Priscilla (ship).

USS Priscilla (SP-44) was the proposed designation for an auxiliary schooner that never actually served in the United States Navy.

Priscilla before the United States entered World War I.
History
United States
Name	Priscilla
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	David Clark, Kennebunkport, Maine
Completed	1884
Acquired	19 June 1917
Commissioned	Never
Fate	Returned to owner 17 December 1917
Notes	Registered as SP-44 for potential U.S. Navy service
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel (proposed)
Tonnage	36 tons
Length	67 ft (20 m)
Beam	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Draft	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Speed	6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)

Priscilla was built in 1884 by David Clark at Kennebunkport, Maine. Her owner, Frederick S. Fisher of New Rochelle, New York, delivered her to the U.S. Navy for possible World War I service on 19 June 1917. The Navy gave her the Section Patrol registry SP-44, but never commissioned her. The Navy returned her to Fisher on 17 December 1917.

References

•  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: Civilian Ships: Mystery (Motor Boat, 1916)
• Photo gallery of Priscilla (SP-44) at NavSource Naval History