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Motor boat
For other ships with the same name, see
USS Althea
.
Althea
, likely before 1917
|
History
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United States
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Name
| USS
Althea
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Owner
| James H. Moore / U.S. Navy / G. F. Colton
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Builder
| William Whitlesey Co.,
Astoria, New York
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Completed
| 1907
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Acquired
| 15 June 1917
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Commissioned
| 12 May 1917
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Decommissioned
| 2 August 1919
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Stricken
| 2 August 1919
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Homeport
| Detroit
,
Michigan
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Fate
| Sank, 18 March 1920; sold for salvage, 12 May 1920; abandoned, 1926
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General characteristics
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Displacement
| 25
long tons
(25 t)
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Length
| 60 ft (18 m)
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Beam
| 12 ft (3.7 m)
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Draft
| 4 ft (1.2 m)
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Speed
| 9.5 mph
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Complement
| 9
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Crew
| 3
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Armament
| 1 ×
3-pounder
, 2 ×
machine guns
|
USS
Althea
(SP-218)
was a 60-foot motor pleasure boat that served in the
United States Navy
from 1917 to 1919 and was sunk by ice in 1920.
Althea
was built by the
Williams-Whittlesey Co.
in the Steinway area of
Astoria, Queens
,
New York
, in 1907 for James H. Moore.
[1]
She was taken over by the Navy on 12 May 1917 and placed in commission as USS
Althea
(SP-218). Formally purchased a month after commissioning, she was employed on
Great Lakes
section patrol and training duties under the
9th Naval District
, operating out of
Detroit
,
Michigan
, for the rest of
World War I
and for several months after the war.
Althea
was laid up for the winter on 14 November 1917, and returned to duty in May 1918. On 2 August 1919, she was stricken from the
Naval Vessel Register
, and laid up at the Naval Training Station, Detroit.
Althea
was awaiting sale when she was sunk by ice on 18 March 1920. She was sold for salvage "in sunken condition" on 12 May 1920.
[2]
to G. F. Colton of Detroit.
[3]
She was abandoned in 1926.
[3]
References
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1920
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