USS Manito II

USS Manito II (SP-262) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to ca. 1919.

Manito II as a civilian yacht sometime between 1912 and 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service.

USS Manito II sometime between 1917 and 1919.
History
United States
Name	USS Manito II
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Hudson Yacht and Boat Company, Nyack, New York
Completed	1912
Acquired	10 May 1917
Commissioned	10 May 1917
Fate	Sold 25 March 1920
Notes	Operated as civilian yacht Manito II 1912-1917
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	23 tons
Length	56 ft (17 m)
Beam	12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
Draft	4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Speed	9.5 knots
Complement	10
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun 1 × machine gun

Manito II was built as a civilian wooden-hulled motor yacht of the same name in 1912 by the Hudson Yacht and Boat Company at Nyack, New York. The U.S. Navy purchased her from her owner, Mr. I. K. Keyward, on 10 May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned the same day as USS Manito II (SP-262).

Assigned to the 6th Naval District, Manito II operated on section patrol based at Charleston, South Carolina, for the rest of World War I.

Manito II was sold on 25 March 1920.

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: Navy History and Heritage Command: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Manito II (SP-262), 1917-1920. Previously civilian motor yacht Manito II (1912)
• Photo gallery of USS Manito II at NavSource Naval History