USS Itasca II (SP-803)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Itasca.
Not to be confused with USS Itasca (SP-810).
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USS Itasca II |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | Hudson Yacht & Boat Building Company, Nyack, New York |
| Completed: | 1911 |
| Acquired: | 29 May 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 13 July 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 February 1919 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 1919 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Itasca II 1911-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 58[1] or 85[2] gross tons |
| Length: | 99 ft 9 in (30.40 m) |
| Beam: | 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m) |
| Draft: | 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Complement: | 10 |
| Armament: |
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USS Itasca II (SP-803) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Itasca II was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1911 by the Hudson Yacht & Boat Building Company at Nyack, New York. On 29 May 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, E. B. Hawkins of Duluth, Minnesota, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Itasca II (SP-803) on 13 July 1918.
Assigned to the 3rd Naval District and based at New York City, Itasca II served on harbor and section patrol duties for the rest of World War I and into 1919.
Itasca II was decommissioned on 6 February 1919 and returned to Hawkins
Notes
- ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/i3/itasca_ii-a.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Itasca II (SP 803) .
- ↑ SP-803 Itasca II at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-800 through SP-899.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- SP-803 Itasca II at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-800 through SP-899
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Itasca II (SP 803)
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