USS Scout (SP-114)

	Scout in civilian use sometime between 1900 and 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service.
History
United States
Name	USS Scout
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island
Completed	1900
Acquired	25 May 1917
Commissioned	25 June 1917
Fate	Returned to owner 12 December 1917
Notes	In civilian use 1900-1917 and from 1917
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	30 tons
Length	81 ft (25 m)
Beam	10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)
Draft	3 ft 5 in (1.04 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	22 knots
Armament	1 × 3-pounder gun

The second USS Scout (SP-114) was an armed steamboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel in 1917.

Scout was built as a civilian pleasure craft in 1900 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island. The U.S. Navy acquired Scout from her owner, Mr. August Belmont of New York City, on 25 May 1917 for use as a patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned on 25 June 1917 as USS Scout (SP-114).

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Scout served on patrol duty in the New York City area for five months. Apparently she was unsuitable for naval service, because the Navy returned her to her owner on 12 December 1917.

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 Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Scout (American Steam Boat, 1900). Served as USS Scout (SP-114) in 1917
NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Scout (SP 114)