USS Commodore (SP-1425)
.jpg) Commodore off Pensacola, Florida, on 19 March 1919
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Commodore |
| Namesake | Commodore, the junior flag officer rank, standing between captain and rear admiral |
| Builder | Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | October 1917 |
| Commissioned | mid-November 1917 |
| Decommissioned | May 1919 |
| Fate | Transferred to U.S. Army October 1919 |
| Notes | Built as civilian motorboat Herreshoff No. 318 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 62 ft 4 in (19.00 m) |
| Armament | 1 machine gun |
The second USS Commodore (SP-1425) was an armed
patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. It was financed by Herbert M. Sears as part of the "Eastern Yacht Club
62 footers".
Commodore was built in 1917 by
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, as the civilian motorboat Herreshoff No. 318. The U.S. Navy acquired her in October 1917 for World War I service. She was commissioned as USS Commodore (SP-1425) in mid-November 1917. She spent much of her naval career in Florida
waters.
Due to an urgent need for craft such as Commodore at
armistice with Germany of 11 November 1918 that ended World War I and eliminated the need for more U.S. Navy patrol craft in Europe
.
Commodore was
decommissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida, in May 1919. She was transferred to the United States Army
in October 1919.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. for Commodore
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. for SP-729 (ex-Apache)
- Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Commodore (SP-1425), 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Commodore (SP 1425)