USS Idylease (SP-119)
USS Idylease (SP-119) was a motor yacht leased by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as a patrol craft and was assigned to the Hampton Roads and Norfolk, Virginia, waterways. Post-war, she was restored to her civilian configuration and returned to her owner.
![]() Idylease (American Motor Boat, 1916) probably in New York harbor, c. 1916-1917. | |
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Name: | USS Idylease |
Namesake: | A former name retained |
Owner: | Richard Goldsmith of New York City |
Builder: | Kyle and Purdy, City Island, New York |
Christened: | as the pleasure motor boat Idylease |
Completed: | 1916 |
Acquired: | leased by the Navy, June 1917 |
Commissioned: | 9 July 1917 |
Decommissioned: | c. April 1919 |
Stricken: | c. April 1919 |
Homeport: | |
Fate: | returned to her owner at Norfolk 30 April 1919 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Yacht |
Tonnage: | 29 tons |
Length: | 65' |
Beam: | 13' 6" |
Draft: | 2' 6" |
Propulsion: | motor |
Speed: | 10 knots |
Complement: | not known |
Armament: | One 1-pounder gun |
Constructed in New York
Idylease (SP-119), a 65-foot motor yacht, was built in 1916 by Kyle and Purdy, City Island, New York as the civilian pleasure motor boat of the same name; acquired by the Navy from Richard Goldsmith of New York City in June 1917, and commissioned 9 July 1917, Chief Boatswain C. E. Geohegan, USNRF, in command.
World War I service
Assigned to the 5th Naval District for the rest of World War I and during the initial post-war months, Idylease performed patrol and radio inspection duties in Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, and on the Elizabeth River during the war.
Post-war disposition
She was returned to her owner at Norfolk 30 April 1919.
See also
- U.S. Navy
- World War I
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- USS Idylease (SP-119), 1917-1919. Previously Civilian Motor Boat Idylease (1916)