USS Sayona II

USS Sayona II (SP-1109) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Sayonara II as a private motorboat or motor yacht sometime between 1907 and 1917

Not to be confused with USS Sayonara II.

USS Sayona II (SP-1109) in port in icy waters in the 5th Naval District during the winter of 1917-1918. At left is the patrol vessel USS Idylease (SP-119).
History
United States
Name	USS Sayona II
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	H. Manley, Crosby, Massachusetts
Completed	1907
Acquired	July 1917
Commissioned	3 August 1917
Decommissioned	30 December 1918
Fate	Returned to owner 30 December 1918
Notes	Operated as private motorboat or motor yacht Tip Top and Sayona II 1907-1917 and Sayona II from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	25 gross register tons
Length	60 ft 6 in (18.44 m)
Beam	12 ft (3.7 m)
Draft	3 ft 10 in (1.17 m)
Speed	10 knots
Complement	7
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun 2 × machine guns

Sayonara II as a private motorboat or motor yacht sometime between 1907 and 1917

Sayona II was built as the private motorboat or motor yacht Tip Top by H. Manley at Crosby, Massachusetts, in 1907. She later was renamed Sayona II.

In July 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired Sayona II under a free lease from her owner, H. W. Hower of Rome, New York, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Sayona II (SP-1109) on 3 August 1917.

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Sayona II served on submarine net patrol duty in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area until the spring of 1918. She then was reassigned to Customs House duty in the Hampton Roads area, which she continued through the end of World War I.

Sayona II was decommissioned on 30 December 1918 and returned to Hower the same day.

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 Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Sayona II (SP-1109), 1917-1918. Previously the Civilian Motor Boat Tip Top and Sayona II
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sayona II (SP 1109)