USS Courtenay P (SP-899)
![]() USS Courtenay P sometime in 1917 or 1918.
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Builder | Gas Engine and Power Company, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York |
Completed | ca. 1916 |
Acquired | Ordered delivered 5 July 1917 |
Commissioned | 30 August 1917 |
Renamed | SP-899' in 1918 |
Fate | Returned to owner 12 December 1918 |
Notes | Operated as private motorboat Courtenay P 1916-1917 and from 1918 |
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Type | Patrol vessel |
Length | 52 ft (16 m) |
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An unidentified private motorboat the United States Navy described as an "exact duplicate" of Courtney P, showing Courtenay P's appearance prior to her U.S. Navy service.
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Courtenay P at Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, 15 September 1917
USS Courtenay P (SP-899) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Courtenay P was built as a private motorboat of the same name in about 1916 by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. On 5 July 1917, she was ordered delivered to the U.S. Navy for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) on 30 August 1917. In 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-899.
On 6 July 1918, the Navy declared SP-899 unfit for further service and ordered her returned to her owner. Accordingly, she was duly returned to her owner on 12 December 1918.
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: Civilian Ships: Courtenay P (American Motor Boat, circa 1916). Served as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) and USS SP-899 in 1917-1918
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive SP-899 ex-Courtenay P. (SP 899)
Categories:
- Patrol vessels of the United States Navy
- World War I patrol vessels of the United States
- Ships built in Morris Heights, Bronx
- 1916 ships