USS Gladiola

Not to be confused with USS Gladiolus.

USS Gladiola (SP-184) was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.

History
United States
Name	USS Gladiola
Namesake	The gladiolus, a flowering plant often called the gladiola (previous name retained)
Builder	Hudson Yacht and Building Company, Nyack, New York
Completed	1911
Acquired	17 April 1917
Commissioned	1 May 1917
Decommissioned	25 February 1919
Fate	Returned to owner 25 February 1919
Notes	Operated as civilian yacht Gladiola 1911-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	43 tons
Length	68 ft 8 in (20.93 m)
Beam	14 ft 5 in (4.39 m)
Draft	2 ft 7 in (0.79 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	10 knots
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun 1 × machine gun

Gladiola was built as a civilian motor yacht of the same name in 1911 by Hudson Yacht and Building Company at Nyack, New York. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Coburn Haskell, on 17 April 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned as USS Gladiola (SP-184) on 1 May 1917.

Gladiola was placed under the operational control of the 5th Naval District and served in the Norfolk-Hampton Roads, Virginia, area as a naval port guard craft and as a customs boat.

Gladiola was decommissioned and simultaneously returned to her owner on 25 February 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 USS Gladiola at NavSource Naval History