USS Wego (SP-1196), also spelled We-go[1] and We Go,[2] was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Wego, We-go, or We Go |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Camden Anchor Rockland Machine Company, Camden, Maine |
| Acquired | By 9 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | By 9 August 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 1 October 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Wego, We-go, or We Go until 1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m) |
| Beam | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 9 in (0.84 m) aft |
| Speed | 10.0 knots |
| Complement | 4 |
| Armament | 1 × machine gun |
Wego was built as a private wooden-hulled motorboat of the same name by the Camden Anchor Rockland Machine Company at Camden, Maine. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, Mrs. R. B. Fuller of New York City, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. Wego was listed as "delivered and commissioned" as of 9 August 1917 as USS Wego, We-go, or We Go (SP-1196).
Apparently assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Wego served on local patrol duties. She was returned to her owner on 1 October 1918.
Notes
edit- ^ Dictionary of American Navy Fighting Ships at [1].
- ^ SP-1196 We Go at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-1100 through SP-1199.
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.- SP-1196 We Go at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-1100 through SP-1199
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Wego (SP 1196)
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