USS Ranger (SP-237)

	USS SP-237, formerly USS Ranger (SP-237), in icy waters near New York City 1918 or 1919.
History
United States
Name	USS Ranger (1917–1918); USS SP-237 (1918–1919);
Namesake	As Ranger, a wanderer, or military scout (previous name retained); SP-237 was her section patrol number;
Builder	Robert Jacob Shipyard, City Island
Cost	$80,000 (USD) at time of construction
Completed	1910
Acquired	22 June 1917
Commissioned	9 October 1917
Decommissioned	28 April 1919
Stricken	4 September 1931
Fate	Transferred to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 28 April 1919; Returned to US Navy 26 November 1930 or 31 January 1931; Sold 21 December 1931; Registered in Panama 1932;
Notes	Served as civilian yacht Thomas Slocum and Ranger 1910–1917
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	219 GRT, 149 NRT
Length	131.0 ft (39.9 m) registered
Beam	22.1 ft (6.7 m)
Draft	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Depth	10.0 ft (3.0 m)
Installed power	45 NHP
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h)
Complement	45
Armament	4 × 6-pounder guns

The fifth USS Ranger (SP-237) was United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Ranger was built as the steam-driven, steel-hulled yacht Thomas Slocum by Robert Jacob Shipyard at City Island, Bronx, New York, in 1910. She later was renamed Ranger. The US Navy purchased Ranger from her owner, T.W. Slocum of New York City, on 22 June 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel and commissioned her as USS Ranger (SP-237) on 9 October 1917.

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Ranger operated as a section patrol craft in the New York City area. She was renamed USS SP-237 in 1918.

SP-237 was decommissioned on 28 April 1919 and transferred to the Department of Commerce for use by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. She served with the department as USC&GS Ranger until either 26 November 1930^[3] or 31 January 1931,^[4] when she was returned to the U.S. Navy. She was stricken from the Navy List on 4 September 1931 and sold on 21 December 1931.

In 1932, registry of the vessel was transferred to Panama.

Notes

^ Per the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r2/ranger-v.htm) and NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170237.htm).
^ Per the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-r/sp237.htm).
^ Per the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and NavSource Online.
^ Per the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images

References

[1] Per the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r2/ranger-v.htm) and NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170237.htm).

[2] Per the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-r/sp237.htm).

[3] Per the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and NavSource Online.

[4] Per the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images

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