USS Katydid (SP-95)
USS Katydid (SP-95) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.
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| Name: | USS Katydid |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | William Hoff, New Rochelle, New York |
| Completed: | 1912 |
| Acquired: | 27 March 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 10 May 1917 |
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| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Katydid 1912-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 10 tons |
| Length: | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Beam: | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Draft: | 3 ft 4 in (1.02 m) |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Complement: | 7 |
| Armament: | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
Katydid was built as a civilian motorboat in 1912 by William Hoff at New Rochelle, New York. Anticipating the entry of the United States into World War I the following month, the U.S. Navy purchased her on 27 March 1917 from her owner, Arnold G. Dana, for use as a patrol boat. Assigned to the 3rd Naval District on 4 April 1917, she was commissioned on 10 May 1917 as USS Katydid (SP-95) with Chief Boatswain's Mate Asher A. Howell in command.
In 1917, Katydid operated in New York Harbor and nearby waters serving as launch to the training ship USS Wasp and troop transport USS President Grant (ID-3014). Subsequently, she deployed to France.
Katydid was laid up on 9 December 1919. She was transferred to the United States Department of War on 18 February 1920 for service with the United States Army Ordnance Department at Neville Island, Pennsylvania.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.