USS Agawam (SP-570)

USS Agawam (SP-570) — later renamed as the USS Natick (SP-570) — was a yacht acquired during World War I by the United States Navy. She was employed by the Navy as a patrol boat in the Great Lakes and was returned to her owner when the war was over.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Agawam and USS Natick.

USS Natick underway during World War I.
History
United States
Name: USS Agawam
Namesake: Agawam is an Indian word meaning lowland, marsh, or meadow. Natick is a town in Massachusetts.
Owner: Richard T. Crane of Chicago, Illinois
Builder: in England
Acquired: April 1917
Commissioned: October 1917
Decommissioned: 1919 (est.)
Renamed: USS Natick in August 1918
Stricken: 1919 (est.)
Homeport: Great Lakes area
Fate: Returned to her owner in August 1919
Status: Unknown
General characteristics
Type: motor patrol boat
Displacement: 40 long tons (41 t)
Length: 40 ft (12 m)
Beam: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Draft: 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m)
Speed: 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Complement: 4 enlisted personnel
Armament: Unknown

Construction

USS Agawam was built in England. She was 40 feet (12 m) long, had a draft of 2 feet 6 inches (0.76 m), and displaced 50 tonnes (49 long tons; 55 short tons). She had a top speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), and a complement of four.[1]

Service history

Natick was acquired by the Navy on free lease from Richard T. Crane of Chicago, Illinois on 12 April 1917, then renamed Natick and commissioned on 20 October 1917. She was assigned as a patrol craft in the 9th Naval District during World War I. After wartime patrol duties, she was returned to her owner 15 August 1919.[1]

See also

References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
  1. "Section Patrol Craft". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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