USS Olympic (SP-260)
USS Olympic (SP-260) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
| History | |
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| Name: | USS Olympic |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | E. W. Heath, Seattle, Washington |
| Completed: | 1913 |
| Acquired: | 15 May 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 9 June 1917 |
| Fate: | Transferred to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 13 September 1919 |
| Notes: | Operated as civilian Yacht Pirate 1913-1917 and as U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship USC&GS Dailhache 1919-1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 40 tons |
| Length: | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Beam: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Draft: | 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) mean |
| Speed: | 9.4 knots |
| Complement: | 18 |
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Olympic was built as a civilian yacht of the same name in 1913 by E. W. Heath at Seattle, Washington. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Frank Wright of Seattle, on 15 May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned on 9 June 1917 as USS Olympic (SP-260) with Chief Boatswain's Mate Charles L. Sheely in command.
Operating on section patrol duties in the 13th Naval District (headquartered at Fort Townsend, Washington) during World War I, Olympic patrolled in and around Puget Sound.
Olympic was transferred to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey on 13 September 1919. Renamed USC&GS Dailhache on 12 November 1919, she served at Seattle with the Survey until sold to H. W. McCurdy on 10 February 1934.
References
- 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: USC&GS Dailhache ex-USS Olympic (SP 260)