USS Nautilus II (SP-559)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Nautilus and ships named Nautilus.

Nautilus II was a motor pleasure boat built at City Island, New York in early 1917. She was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve and commissioned into the United States Navy in October 1917 as the motor patrol boat USS Nautilus (SP-559), and assigned to patrol and escort duties of the New York City area for the remainder of World War I. She was decommissioned and returned to her owner, E.E. Dickinson of Essex County, Connecticut, on 14 February 1919.

History
United States
Name	USS Nautilus II
Builder	Kyle & Purday Shipyard, City Island, New York
Launched	1917
Acquired	17 August 1917
Commissioned	9 October 1917
Decommissioned	14 February 1919
Fate	Returned to owner, 14 February 1919
General characteristics
Type	Motor yacht
Tonnage	23 long tons (23 t)
Length	60 ft 6 in (18.44 m)
Beam	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Draft	3 ft 1 in (0.94 m)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	8

The U.S. Navy considers the name Nautilus II to be separate from the Nautilus lineage.

References

• "Nautilus II". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center. 1970. Archived from the original on March 16, 2004.
• "USS Nautilus II (SP-559), 1917-1919". Naval Historical Center. 2002–2005. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS Nautilus II at NavSource Naval History
• Photo gallery at Naval Historical center