USS Sylvia (SP-471)
.jpg) USS Sylvia (SP-471) during World War I.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake |
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| Builder | Sam Williams, Marco, Florida |
| Acquired | 6 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 4 September 1917 |
| Renamed | SP-471 11 April 1918 |
| Stricken | 24 April 1919[1] or 4 October 1919[2][3] |
| Fate | Wrecked 9 September 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Sylvia until June 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 17 gross register tons |
| Length | 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 1 in (0.94 m) |
| Speed | 6.9 knots |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament |
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The second USS Sylvia (SP-471), later USS SP-471, was a
patrol vessel
in commission from 1917 to 1919.
section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned
as USS Sylvia (SP-471) on 4 September 1917.
Assigned to the
7th Naval District, Sylvia operated on patrol duty in Florida waters for the rest of World War I and into early 1919. On 11 April 1918 her name was changed to USS SP-471 to avoid confusion with the first USS Sylvia, a patrol yacht
which also was in commission at the time.
SP-471 was out of commission and awaiting sale when she became one of eight section patrol boats destroyed at
hurricane
struck, she was beaten to pieces against the basin's wall and completely wrecked.
Sources vary as to when SP-471 was stricken from the
Navy List. It may have occurred on 24 April 1919[1] in advance of her being put up for sale or on 4 October 1919[2][3]
after her destruction.
Notes
- ^ a b "Online Library of Selected Images". Naval History and Heritage Command. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Sylvia I". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
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: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Sylvia (SP-471), 1917-1919. Later renamed SP-471. Originally the Civilian Motor Boat Sylvia
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: SP-471 ex-Sylvia (SP 471)
