USS Sabot (SP-213)
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Sabot (proposed) |
Namesake | Sabot, also known as a clog, a shoe shaped from a single piece of wood, worn by European peasants (previous name retained) |
Builder | , Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Acquired | 8 June 1917 |
Commissioned | Never |
In service | Never |
Stricken | 17 September 1917 |
Fate | Returned to owner 17 September 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessel (proposed) |
Length | 48 ft (15 m) |
Beam | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
Draft | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
Speed | 20 knots |
Complement | 6 |
Armament |
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USS Sabot (SP-213) was the proposed name and designation of a motorboat the United States Navy acquired for service as a patrol vessel in World War I but never commissioned or otherwise placed in service.
Sabot was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name by the at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was owned by Mr. M. T. Clark of Winnetka, Illinois. The Navy took possession of her on 8 June 1917 for use on section patrol during World War I and assigned her the section patrol boat number SP-213 but never placed her in service.
Sabot was returned to her owner and stricken from the Navy List on 17 September 1917.
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: Sabot (SP 213)
Categories:
- Patrol vessels of the United States Navy
- Cancelled ships of the United States Navy
- Ships built in Milwaukee