USS Corinthia

USS Corinthia (SP-938) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Corinthia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.
History
United States
Name	USS Corinthia
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Charles Seabury & Company, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York
Completed	1909
Acquired	1917
Commissioned	14 May 1917
Decommissioned	6 December 1918
Fate	Returned to owner 7 December 1918
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Corinthia 1909–1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	85 ft (26 m)
Beam	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Draft	3 ft 9 in (1.14 m)
Speed	12 knots
Complement	12
Armament	1 × 3-pounder gun 1 × 1-pounder gun

A damaged photograph of Corinthia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.

Corinthia was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1909 by Charles Seabury & Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Corinthia (SP-938) on 14 May 1917.

Assigned to the 8th Naval District, Corinthia patrolled off the coast of Texas and Louisiana for the rest of World War I.

Corinthia was decommissioned on 6 December 1918 and returned to her owner the following day.

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 History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Corinthia (American Motor Boat, 1909). Served as USS Corinthia (SP-938) in 1917–1918.
• Photo gallery of USS Corinthia at NavSource Naval History