Spray II (SP-308)

For ship with a similar name in US service, see USS Spray.

USS Spray II (SP-308) was the proposed name and designation for a United States Navy World War I patrol vessel that the Navy never actually took over.

History
United States
Name	USS Spray II (proposed)
Namesake	Previous name retained (proposed)
Builder	Charles L. Seabury and Company, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York
Completed	1911
Acquired	Never
Stricken	Late 1918
Fate	Never taken over for U.S. Navy service
Notes	Served as civilian motorboat Spray II
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel (proposed)
Tonnage	41 tons
Length	65 ft 0 in (19.81 m)
Beam	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Draft	4 ft 0 in (1.22 m) mean
Speed	8.6 knots
Complement	5 (proposed)
Armament	1 × 3-pounder gun (proposed) 2 × machine guns (proposed)

Spray II was built as a wooden-hulled civilian launch in 1911 by Charles L. Seabury and Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. On 9 May 1917, she was ordered delivered to the U.S. Navy for World War I section patrol duty, but the Navy never actually took control of her and she remained in civilian hands.

Spray II was stricken from the Navy List in late 1918.

Spray II should not be confused with USS Spray (ID-2491), a naval trawler and minesweeper in commission from 1918 to 1919.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of Spray II (SP-308) at NavSource Naval History