USS Sea Hawk
.jpg) USS Sea Hawk off the Boston Navy Yard, sometime between October and December 1917.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Sea Hawk |
| Namesake | The sea hawk, also called the skua, a gull-like bird of prey |
| Builder | Herreshoff Manufacturing Company |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | 20 October 1917 |
| Commissioned | December 1917 |
| Fate | Wrecked 9–10 September 1919 |
| Notes | Built as civilian motorboat Herreshoff No. 319 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 29 tons |
| Length | 62 ft 4 in (19.00 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
| Armament | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
USS Sea Hawk (SP-2365) was an armed
patrol vessel
from 1917 to 1919.
Sea Hawk was built in 1917 by
Boston, Massachusetts, on 20 October 1917 for World War I service as a patrol boat. She was commissioned
as USS Sea Hawk (SP-2365) in December 1917.
Sea Hawk initially served as a patrol boat in the
7th Naval District for employment in Florida
waters.
Due to an urgent need for craft such as Sea Hawk 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.
Key West, Florida, awaiting final disposition with other section patrol boats until the night of 9–10 September 1919, when she disappeared in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane
and was not recovered.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. for Sea Hawk
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. for SP-726 (ex-Apache)
- Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Sea Hawk (SP-2365), 1917-1919. Originally named Herreshoff 319
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sea Hawk (SP 2365)
