USS Corinthia (SP-938) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Corinthia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Corinthia
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderCharles Seabury & Company, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York
Completed1909
Acquired1917
Commissioned14 May 1917
Decommissioned6 December 1918
FateReturned to owner 7 December 1918
NotesOperated as private motorboat Corinthia 1909–1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Length85 ft (26 m)
Beam14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Draft3 ft 9 in (1.14 m)
Speed12 knots
Complement12
Armament
A damaged photograph of Corinthia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.

Corinthia was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1909 by Charles Seabury & Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Corinthia (SP-938) on 14 May 1917.

Assigned to the 8th Naval District, Corinthia patrolled off the coast of Texas and Louisiana for the rest of World War I.

Corinthia was decommissioned on 6 December 1918 and returned to her owner the following day.

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