USS Hopkins (SP-3294)
| , in 1917. The sign describes her as "the fastest fish boat running between this city and the fish nets." | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Hopkins |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Hahnes Company, Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Launched | 1917 |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | 1 September 1918 |
| Commissioned | 3 October 1918 |
| Fate | Transferred to U.S. Department of War 4 March 1920 |
| Notes | Operated as commercial fishing boat Hopkins 1917–1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 34 Gross register tons |
| Length | 62 ft 10 in (19.15 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Speed | 10.4[1] or 11[2] knots |
5th Naval District at Norfolk, Virginia, on 20 August 1918 for possible naval service because United States Navy personnel are on her decks
.USS Hopkins (SP-3294) was a
patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1920. She was the second of three Navy vessels named in honor of Commodore of the Continental Navy Esek Hopkins
.
History
Hopkins was built as a commercial
launched
and completed that year.
The
section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned
on 3 October 1918 as USS Hopkins (SP-3294).
Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Hopkins performed harbor patrol and other harbor duties at Norfolk. She was transferred to the United States Department of War on 4 March 1920.
Notes
- ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Fishing boat Hopkins (1917–1918); Served as USS Hopkins (ID # 3294), 1918–1920.
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h7/hopkins-ii.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Hopkins (SP 3294)
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: Civilian Ships: Fishing boat Hopkins (1917–1918); Served as USS Hopkins (ID # 3294), 1918–1920.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Hopkins (SP 3294)