Charmian II (Motorboat)
 Charmian II as a private motorboat sometime prior to her May 1917 acuqisition by the United States Navy.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Charmian II |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Chance Marine Construction Company, Annapolis, Maryland |
| Acquired | 29 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 25 November 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Charmian II until 1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Speed | 25 miles per hour[1] |
USS Charmian II (SP-696) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Charmian II was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the Chance Marine Construction Company at Annapolis, Maryland. On 29 May 1917 the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, J. E. Stanton Jr. of New Bedford, Massachusetts, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Charmian II (SP-696).
Assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England, Charmian II served on patrol duty for the rest of World War I.
The Navy returned Charmian II to Stanton on 25 November 1918.
Notes
- ^ The Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Charmian II (American Motor Boat). Served as USS Charmian II (SP-696) in 1917-1918 and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Charmian II (SP 696) give Charmian II's speed as 25 miles per hour, implying statute miles per hour, an unusual unit of measure for the speed of a watercraft. It is possible that her speed actually was 25 knots. If 25 statute miles per hour is accurate, the equivalent in knots is 21.7.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. (misspelled as Charmain II)- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Charmian II (American Motor Boat). Served as USS Charmian II (SP-696) in 1917-1918
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Charmian II (SP 696)
