USS Surf (SP-518)
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| History | |
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 United States |
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| Name: | USS Surf (proposed) |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained (proposed) |
| Builder: | Eamage and Ferguson, Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Completed: | 1898 |
| Acquired: | Made available to U.S. Navy 1917 |
| Commissioned: | Never |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 29 September 1917 |
| Notes: | Operated as civilian yacht Surf |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel (proposed) |
| Tonnage: | 398 gross register tons |
| Length: | 198 ft (60 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam engine |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots |
| Crew: | 18 |
USS Surf (SP-518) was the proposed name and designation for a yacht that was offered to the United States Navy in 1917 but never commissioned.
Surf was built as a civilian steam yacht in 1898 by Eamage and Ferguson at Leith, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. Her owner, J. A. Harris of New York City offered her to the U.S. Navy for use as a patrol vessel during World War I. The Navy assigned her the section patrol number SP-518 but never commissioned her, and returned her to Harris on 29 September 1917.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: Names beginning with the letter S
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Surf (SP 518)
