Swan (Motorboat)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Swan (proposed) |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Acquired | 17 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Stricken | April 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 1918 |
| Notes | Never placed in U.S. Navy service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel (proposed) |
| Length | 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m) |
| Beam | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) (mean) |
| Speed | 10 miles per hour (8.7 kn)[1] |
USS Swan (SP-1437) was the proposed designation for a motorboat that never actually served in the United States Navy.
Swan was a wooden-hulled motor boat acquired by the U.S. Navy from the Conservation Commission of Maryland on 17 August 1917 for section patrol duty in the 5th Naval District during World War I. Apparently never commissioned or placed in service, she was stricken from the Navy List in April 1918 and subsequently returned to the Conservation Commission.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Swan (SP 1437)
