USS Northampton (SP-670)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Northampton.
History
United States
Name: USS Northampton
Namesake: Northampton, Massachusetts, the ship's previous name retained
Builder: Wilson, Birdsnest, Virginia
Acquired: 5 May 1917
Fate: Returned to owner 19 December 1918
General characteristics
Type: Wooden motor boat
Length: 38 ft (12 m)
Beam: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Draft: 2 ft (0.61 m)
Speed: 8 knots[1] (14.8 km/h)
Armament: 1 × 1-pounder gun

The first USS Northampton (SP-670), was a wooden motor boat acquired by the United States Navy for patrol duty during World War I.

Northampton was built by Wilson of Birdsnest, Virginia, and was acquired by the U.S. Navy on free lease from John A. Parsons of Norfolk, Virginia, on 5 May 1917.

Northampton was assigned to the 5th Naval District. She operated on section patrol until returned to her owner on 19 December 1918.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships gives her speed as "8 mph", implying 8 statute miles per hour, the equivalent of 7 knots (13 km/h), but it is very unlikely that the boat's speed was recorded in statute miles per hour

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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