USS Acoma (SP-1228)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Acoma.

The first USS Acoma (SP-1228) was a relatively fast steamboat for the time — capable of 25 knots (46 km/h) – that was leased from its owner by the United States Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as an armed section patrol craft and assigned to patrol the waterways of Newport, Rhode Island, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was returned to her owner at war's end.

Acoma 1917 under way, before her Navy service.
History
United States
Name	USS Acoma
Namesake	Acoma Pueblo
Owner	Theodore D. Partridge
Builder	Gas Engine & Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York
Yard number	2571
Launched	1917
Completed	1917
Acquired	leased by the Navy 25 September 1917
Commissioned	18 October 1917
Decommissioned	circa 25 November 1918
Stricken	circa 25 November 1918
Homeport	Newport, Rhode Island New Bedford, Massachusetts
Fate	Returned to her owner on 25 November 1918.
General characteristics
Type	steamboat
Displacement	13.45 tons
Length	60 ft (18 m)
Beam	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Draft	2 ft 11 in (0.89 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Armament	One 1-pounder gun One AA machine gun

Built in New York

Acoma (SP-1228), a section patrol motor boat, was built in 1917 by the Gas Engine & Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York; acquired by the Navy on a free lease from Theodore D. Partridge of New York City on 25 September 1917; and commissioned on 18 October 1917.

World War I service

Acoma was assigned to the 2d Naval District throughout her naval career. After patrolling in the vicinity of Newport, Rhode Island, she was transferred in November 1917 to the area of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The boat served there through the end of World War I.

Decommissioning

Following the Armistice of 11 November 1918, Acoma was returned to her owner on 25 November 1918.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• USS Acoma (SP-1228), 1917–1918. Originally the Civilian Motor Boat Acoma
• Photo gallery of USS Acoma (SP-1228) at NavSource Naval History