USS Saxis (SP-615)

USS Saxis (SP-615) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission during 1917.

History
United States
Name: USS Saxis
Namesake: Previous name retained
Builder: Thomas Scott
Acquired: 5 May 1917
Fate: Wrecked 7 July 1917
Notes: Operated as civilian motorboat Saxis until 1917
General characteristics
Type: Patrol vessel
Length: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
Beam: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Draft: 2 ft 6.25 in (0.7684 m) mean
Speed: 10 knots
Armament: 1 × 1-pounder gun

Saxis was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name by Thomas Scott. On 5 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from the Virginia Fish Commission for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. Saxis was wrecked when she became stranded at West Point, Virginia, on 7 July 1917.

Presumably Saxis was commissioned as USS Saxis (SP-615) sometime between her acquisition and loss, but one source[1] states without further explanation that Saxis may have been wrecked before seeing any actual U.S. Navy service.

Notes
  1. Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: SP-615: Saxis at "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-600 through SP-699

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