USS Quest (SP-171)
.jpg) USS Quest during World War I.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Quest |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 26 July 1917 |
| Commissioned | 8 September 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 7 January 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian motorboat Whippet and Quest 1916-1917 and as Quest from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 12.5 tons |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Draft | 1 ft 8 in (0.51 m) |
| Speed | 22 knots |
| Armament |
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The first USS Quest (SP-171) was a
patrol vessel
in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Quest was built as the
Greenport Basin and Drydock Company at Greenport on Long Island, New York, using the same hull design as some submarine chasers then being constructed for the Imperial Russian Navy; though under civilian ownership, Whippet may have been intended for possible U.S. Navy use as part of the contemporary Preparedness Movement
. She soon was renamed Quest.
The U.S. Navy chartered Quest from her owner on 26 July 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned on 8 September 1917 as USS Quest (SP-171).
Quest was assigned to the
section patrol duty along the coast of southern New England
for the rest of World War I.
Quest was returned to her owner on 7 January 1919 at Greenport.
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: Navy History and Heritage Command: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Quest (SP-171), 1917-1919. Previously the civilian motor boat Quest, ex-Whippet.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Quest (SP 171)
