USS Ameera
.jpg) USS Ameera (SP-453) during World War I.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Ameera |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Mathis Yacht Building Company, Camden, New Jersey |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | 23 July 1917 |
| Commissioned | 11 August 1917 |
| Decommissioned | September 1919 |
| Fate | Destroyed by fire 28 May 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Section patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 28 GRT |
| Displacement | 13.4 tons |
| Length | 71 ft 3 in (21.72 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Speed | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament |
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USS Ameera (SP-453) was a
Section patrol vessel
in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Ameera was built as an express cruiser in 1917 by the
Mathis Yacht Building Company at Camden, New Jersey from Bowes and Mower designs for Alexander Sellers of Ardmore, Pennsylvania.[1][2] The cruiser was Mathis hull number 63 and, upon registration, was assigned official number 214866 and signal letters LGTM.[3][4]
Contemporary Navy data shows the vessel had a 1,000 gallon fuel capacity for a cruising range of 400 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) powered by two Dusenberg six cylinder engines driving two propellers.[5]
On 23 July 1917, the U.S. Navy purchased Ameera for $31,000 for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I.[5] She was commissioned as USS Ameera (SP-453) on 11 August 1917[note 1][6]
Assigned to the
On the night of 28 May 1920 a major fire at the Essington Shipbuilding Company lying just south of Philadelphia destroyed buildings and numerous boats, including almost total destruction of Ameera.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels has 13 August.
References
- ^ Shell, J. Kinzer Jr. (February 1917). "Outlook in Southern New Jersey". The Rudder. Vol. 33, no. 2. p. 75.
- ^ a b "Scenes at Essington, Pa., After Shipyard Fire". Motor Boat. Vol. 19, no. 12. 25 June 1920. p. 28.
- ^ Colton, Tim (6 June 2018). "Mathis Yacht Building, Camden and Gloucester City NJ". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation (1918). Fiftieth Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States; Part VI. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 86.
- ^ a b Construction & Repair Bureau (Navy) (1 November 1918). Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels. pp. 326–331.
- ^ a b Naval History And Heritage Command (28 November 2017). "Ameera (S. P. 453) 1917–1919". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 September 2018.