USS Sequoyah (SP-426), later USS SP-426, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

History
United States
Name
  • USS Sequoyah (1917-1918)
  • USS SP-426 (1918-1919)
Namesake
  • Sequoyah was her previous name retained
  • SP-426 was her section patrol number
BuilderCrockett, Pocomoke City, Maryland
Completed1907
Acquired24 August 1917
Commissioned24 August 1917
Decommissioned29 January 1919
FateReturned to owner 29 January 1919
NotesOperated as private motorboat Sequoyah 1907-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage15 gross register tons
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam16 ft (4.9 m)
Draft5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Speed8 knots
Complement6
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun

Sequoyah was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1907 by Crockett of Pocomoke City, Maryland. On 24 August 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, Albert T. Lavallette of Hampton, Virginia, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Sequoyah (SP-426) the same day.

Sequoyah was used for transporting ammunition and supplies in the harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, for the rest of World War I. In 1918, she was renamed USS SP-426.

SP-426 was decommissioned and returned to her owner on 29 January 1919.

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