USS Agawam (SP-570)

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
Laid down: date unknown
Acquired: April 1917
Commissioned: October 1917
Decommissioned: 1919 (est.)
Renamed: USS Natick in August 1918
Struck: 1919 (est.)
Homeport: Great Lakes area
Fate: returned to her owner in August 1919
Status: ultimate fate 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

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.

A yacht built in England

Yacht Agawam was built in England; acquired by the Navy on free lease from Richard T. Crane of Chicago, Illinois on 12 April 1917; renamed Natick and commissioned on 20 October 1917.

World War I service

Natick was assigned as a patrol craft in the 9th Naval District during World War I.

Post-war disposition

After war-time patrol duties, she was returned to her owner 15 August 1919.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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