USS Valiant (SP-535)

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For other ships with the same name, see USS Valiant.
History
United States
NameUSS Valiant
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderCharles S. Drowne
Completed1896
Acquired1917
Commissioned29 May 1917
Decommissioned11 January 1919
FateReturned to owner 1919
NotesOperated as private sailing cutter Valiant 1896-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage13[1] or 19[2] gross register tons
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionSails plus auxiliary engine
Speed8 knots
Complement9
Armament

The first USS Valiant (SP-535) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Valiant was built in 1896 as a private sailing cutter of the same name by Charles S. Drowne. She was rebuilt in 1907 and was fitted with an auxiliary engine to augment her sails in 1917.

In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired Valiant under a free lease from her owner, Henry M. Warren, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Valiant (SP-535) on 29 May 1917 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Ensign R. F. Watson, USNRF, in command.

Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Valiant operated on patrol duties in the Cape May, New Jersey, area for the rest of World War I.

Valiant was decommissioned at the Corinthian Yacht Club near Philadelphia on 11 January 1919 and returned to her owner soon thereafter.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Valiant I". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  2. ^ SP-535 Valiant at Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-500 through SP-599 [1].

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