USS Corinthia
 Corinthia as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Corinthia |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Charles Seabury & Company, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Acquired | 1917 |
| Commissioned | 14 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 6 December 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 7 December 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Corinthia 1909-1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Beam | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 12 |
| Armament |
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USS Corinthia (SP-938) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Corinthia was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1909 by Charles Seabury & Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Corinthia (SP-938) on 14 May 1917 with Lieutenant, junior grade, P. Herndon, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the 8th Naval District, Corinthia patrolled off the coast of Texas and Louisiana for the rest of World War I.
Corinthia was decommissioned on 6 December 1918 and returned to her owner the following day.
References
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 History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Corinthia (American Motor Boat, 1909). Served as USS Corinthia (SP-938) in 1917-1918.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Corinthia (SP 938)
