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USS Grayling (SP-289)

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History
United States
NameUSS Grayling
NamesakeThe grayling, a fresh-water game fish closely related to the trout (previous name retained)
BuilderPeterson, New York
Acquired22 May 1917
Commissioned22 May 1917
Decommissioned15 January 1919
FateReturned to owner 15 January 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage4 tons
Length50 ft (15 m)
Beam10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Draft3 ft (0.91 m)
Speed10 knots
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun

The third USS Grayling (SP-289) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Grayling was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name by Peterson on the Hudson River in New York. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Myer Resebush, on 22 May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned the same day as USS Grayling (SP-289.

Grayling served on section patrol duties on local and coastal waters around Norfolk, Virginia, for the remainder of World War I.

Grayling was decommissioned on 15 January 1919 and returned to Resebush the same day.

Grayling is distinct from USS Grayling (SP-1259), a different patrol vessel in commission during World War I.

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