USS Kanawha (SP-169)

History
United States
Name	USS Kanawha
Namesake	The Kanawha River in West Virginia
Acquired	27 April 1917
Commissioned	Never
Fate	Returned to owner 1917
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel

USS Kanawha (SP-169) was a patrol vessel which never saw active service that was purchased by the United States Navy in 1917.

The U.S. Navy purchased USS Kanawha from H. C. Baxter of Brunswick, Maine, on 27 April 1917 for use as a patrol vessel during World War I. She was designated SP-169, but was found defective during fitting out and was returned to her owner.

She should not be confused with the replenishment oiler USS Kanawha (AO-1) or the armed yacht USS Kanawha II (SP-130), both of which were in U.S. Navy service at or around the same time.

References[]

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.