Sabot (SP-213)

USS Sabot (SP-213) was the proposed name and designation of a motorboat the United States Navy acquired for service as a patrol vessel in World War I but never commissioned or otherwise placed in service.

History
United States
Name	USS Sabot (proposed)
Namesake	Sabot, also known as a clog, a shoe shaped from a single piece of wood, worn by European peasants (previous name retained)
Builder	Great Lakes Boat Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Acquired	8 June 1917
Commissioned	Never
In service	Never
Stricken	17 September 1917
Fate	Returned to owner 17 September 1917
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel (proposed)
Length	48 ft (15 m)
Beam	11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Draft	3 ft (0.91 m)
Speed	20 knots
Complement	6
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun 1 × machine gun

Sabot was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name by the Great Lakes Boat Company at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was owned by Mr. M. T. Clark of Winnetka, Illinois. The Navy took possession of her on 8 June 1917 for use on section patrol during World War I and assigned her the section patrol boat number SP-213 but never placed her in service.

Sabot was returned to her owner and stricken from the Navy List on 17 September 1917.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of Sabot (SP-213) at NavSource Naval History