USS Pawnee (SP-699)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Pawnee.

USS Pawnee (SP-699), later USS SP-699, formerly named Monoloa II, a wooden-hulled yacht, was built in 1904 by George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts; purchased by the Navy on 26 June 1917 from Gordon Dexter of Beverly, Massachusetts; and commissioned on 1 July 1917.

History
United States
Name	USS Pawnee
Builder	George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts
Launched	1904
Acquired	26 June 1917
Commissioned	1 July 1917
Fate	Sold, 12 July 1921
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat / minesweeper
Displacement	75 long tons (76 t)
Length	114 ft (35 m)
Beam	14 ft (4.3 m)
Draft	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	21
Armament	1 × 3-pounder gun 2 × machine guns

Pawnee subsequently had her name dropped in 1918 and was listed as SP–699. She was outfitted with sweep gear and served as a section minesweeper until she decommissioned and was sold on 12 July 1921 to George E. Johnson and O. T. Ledberg of Edgewood, Rhode Island.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS Pawnee at NavSource Naval History