USS Kumigan

USS Kumigan (SP-97) was the proposed name and designation for an armed yacht acquired in 1917 that never saw active service in the United States Navy.

History
United States
Name	USS Kumigan (proposed)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation
Completed	1917
Acquired	8 May 1917
Commissioned	Never
Fate	Returned to owner early summer 1917
Notes	Saw no active U.S. Navy service
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel (proposed)
Tonnage	34 tons
Length	76 ft (23 m)
Beam	13 ft (4.0 m)
Draft	2 ft 9 in (0.84 m)
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun

Kumigan was built as a civilian motor yacht in 1917 by the Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation. The U.S. Navy acquired her on 8 May 1917 from her owner, Albert Pack of East Chicago, Illinois, for use as a patrol vessel during World War I.

Kumigan was assigned the section patrol designation SP-97 and was enrolled in the Naval Coastal Defense Reserve on 10 May 1917. However, she was never commissioned, saw no active U.S. Navy service, and was returned to her owner early in the summer of 1917.

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 Kumigan at NavSource Naval History