USS Sayonara II

USS Sayonara II (SP-587) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Not to be confused with USS Sayona II.

USS Sayonara II (SP-587) underway sometime between 1917 and 1919.
History
United States
Name	USS Sayonara II
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts
Completed	1916
Acquired	25 April 1917
Commissioned	8 May 1917
Decommissioned	March 1919
Fate	Returned to owner 10 April 1919
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Sayonara II 1916-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	46 gross register tons
Length	74 ft (23 m)
Beam	14 ft (4.3 m)
Draft	4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Armament	2 × 1-pounder guns

USS Sayonara II (SP-587) in port with other section patrol craft during World War I

Sayonara II was built as a private motorboat of the same name by George Lawley & Son at Neponset, Massachusetts, in 1916. On 25 April 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a $1.00 (USD)-per-month lease from her owner, Charles Blum of New York City, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Sayonara II (SP-587) on 8 May 1917 .

Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Sayonara II carried out patrol duties there for the rest of World War I and into early 1919.

Sayonara II was decommissioned in March 1919 and returned to Blum on 10 April 1919.

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 Sayonara II (SP-587), 1917-1919
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sayonara II (SP 587)