USS Cossack (SP-695)
.jpg) USS Cossack in 1919 after post-World War I removal of her armament.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Cossack |
| Namesake | A Cossack, a member of militaristic communities living in Ukraine and southern Russia (previous name retained) |
| Builder | Neponset, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | April 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1917 |
| Stricken | 27 March 1919 |
| Fate | Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard 22 November 1919 |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 64 ft (20 m) |
| Speed | 23 miles per hour[1] |
The second USS Cossack (SP-695) was an armed
patrol vessel
from 1917 to 1919.
Construction, acquisition, and commissioning
Neponset, Massachusetts. Upon the entry of the United States into World War I, the U.S. Navy acquired her in April 1917 for war service as a patrol boat. She was commissioned
as USS Cossack (SP-695) at Boston on 1 May 1917.
Service history
World War I
Assigned to the
1st Naval District, Cossack conducted patrols in the Boston
, Massachusetts, until October 1918.
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
.
Instead, Cossack was reassigned to the
3rd Naval District in October 1918, probably for patrol service in the New York City
area.
Decommissioning and disposal
Cossack was stricken from the
Navy List on 27 March 1919. She was turned over to the United States Coast Guard
on 22 November 1919.
United States Coast Guard service
As
USCGC AB-3
in November 1923, she was destroyed by fire on 9 May 1925.
Notes
- statute miles per hour, which is very unusual for a watercraft. It is possible that her speed was 23 knots; if her speed actually was 23 statute miles per hour, the equivalent in knots is 20.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. for Cossack
- 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 Cossack (SP-695), 1917-1919. Originally the Civilian Motor Boat Cossack (1916)
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive USCGC Cossack (AB 3) ex-USCGC Cossack ex-USS Cossack (SP 695)
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