USS Helen Baughman

USS Helen Baughman (SP-1292) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

History
United States
Name	USS Helen Baughman
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Bowns, Nanticoke, Maryland
Completed	1894
Acquired	August 1917
Commissioned	1917
Fate	Returned to owner 27 November 1918
Notes	Operated as civilian schooner Helen Baughman 1894-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	50 tons
Length	66 ft 8 in (20.32 m)
Beam	18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Draft	4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)

Helen Baughman was built as a civilian schooner of the same name in 1894 by Bowns at Nanticoke, Maryland. In August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Maryland State Conservation Commission, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Helen Baughman (SP-1292).

Assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Deale, Maryland, Helen Baughman served on patrol duties on the Chesapeake Bay for the rest of World War I, cruising Herring Bay, Tangier Sound, and surrounding areas.

The Navy returned Helen Baughman to the Conservation Commission on 27 November 1918.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• SP-1292 Helen Baughman at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-1200 through SP-1299
• Photo gallery of USS Helen Baughman at NavSource Naval History