USS W. L. Messick (SP-322) was a minesweeper that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.

History
United States
NameUSS W. L. Messick
NamesakePrevious name retained
OwnerJoseph F. Bellows
BuilderSmith and McCoy, Norfolk, Virginia
Completed1911
AcquiredApril 7, 1917
CommissionedApril 7, 1917
FateSold August 27, 1919
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Tonnage237 tons gross
Length145 ft 0 in (44.20 m)
Beam23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
Draft9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) mean
PropulsionSteam engine
Complement36
Armament1 × 6-pounder gun

W. L. Messick was a wooden-hulled, screw steamer built in 1911 at Norfolk, Virginia, by Smith and McCoy. The U.S. Navy purchased her on April 7, 1917 from Joseph H. Bellows of Reedville, Virginia, for World War I service. Commissioned as USS W. L. Messick on the same day and classified as SP-322, she was assigned to the 5th Naval District and served as a minesweeper in the Virginia Capes area for the duration of World War I. She was subsequently decommissioned and sold on August 27, 1919 to her former owner.

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