USS Patrol No. 5 (SP-29), often rendered as USS Patrol #5, was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.
.jpg) USS Patrol No. 5 during World War I
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Patrol No. 5 |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Britt Brothers, Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 7 April 1917 |
| Commissioned | 13 April 1917 |
| Fate | Sold 23 April 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Patrol No. 5 from 1916 to 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 5 tons |
| Length | 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m) |
| Beam | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 9 in (0.84 m) |
| Speed | 26 knots |
| Complement | 2[1] |
| Armament | 1 × machine gun |
Background
editPatrol No. 5 was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1916 by Britt Brothers at Lynn, Massachusetts. She was one of five motorboats built to the same design for private owners by Britt Brothers as part of the civilian Preparedness Movement program with an understanding that they would enter U.S. Navy service in time of war, the others being Patrol No. 1, which later became USS Patrol No. 1 (SP-45); Patrol No. 2, which later became USS Patrol No. 2 (SP-409); Patrol No. 3, which never entered U.S. Navy service; and Patrol No. 4, which later became USS Patrol No. 4 (SP-8).
The U.S. Navy purchased Patrol No. 5 from her owner, Roland C. Nickerson of East Brewster, Massachusetts, on 7 April 1917 and commissioned her for service during World War I as USS Patrol No. 5 (SP-29) on 13 April 1917. She operated in the 2nd Naval District, headquartered at Newport, Rhode Island, on patrol during the remainder of the United States' participation in World War I.
Patrol No. 5 was decommissioned postwar and sold to Reinhard Hall of Brooklyn, New York, on 23 April 1919.
Notes
edit- ^ Per the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p3/patrol-5.htm, although other boats of the class had a complement of 5, which is more likely.
References
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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 Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Patrol # 5 (SP-29), 1917-1919
- Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Patrol # 1 (SP-45), 1917-1919. Originally the civilian motor boat Patrol # 1 (1916)
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Patrol #5 (SP 29)
