USS Northampton (SP-670)
The first USS Northampton (SP-670), was a wooden motor boat acquired by the United States Navy for patrol duty during World War I.
History | |
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Name: | USS Northampton |
Namesake: | Northampton, Massachusetts, the ship's previous name retained |
Builder: | Wilson, Birdsnest, Virginia |
Acquired: | 5 May 1917 |
Fate: | Returned to owner 19 December 1918 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Wooden motor boat |
Length: | 38 ft (12 m) |
Beam: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Draft: | 2 ft (0.61 m) |
Speed: | 8 knots[1] (14.8 km/h) |
Armament: | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
Northampton was built by Wilson of Birdsnest, Virginia, and was acquired by the U.S. Navy on free lease from John A. Parsons of Norfolk, Virginia, on 5 May 1917.
Northampton was assigned to the 5th Naval District. She operated on section patrol until returned to her owner on 19 December 1918.
Notes
- The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships gives her speed as "8 mph", implying 8 statute miles per hour, the equivalent of 7 knots (13 km/h), but it is very unlikely that the boat's speed was recorded in statute miles per hour
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References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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