USS Atlantis (SP-40)
USS Atlantis (SP-40), passing USS Maine (BB-10), prior to World War I |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Atlantis |
| Namesake: | Atlantis |
| Builder: | Greenport Basin and Construction Company, Greenport, Long Island, New York |
| Launched: | 1911 |
| Acquired: | 2 July 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 27 September 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 May 1919 |
| Struck: | 7 July 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold, 30 October 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 31 long tons (31 t) |
| Length: | 60 ft 9 in (18.52 m) |
| Beam: | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Draft: | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) max. |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Complement: | 9 |
| Armament: | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
USS Atlantis (SP-40) was a wooden hulled motorboat built in 1911 at Greenport, Long Island, New York, by the Greenport Basin and Construction Company. The vessel was acquired by the Navy from Leonard H. Dyer of New York City, on 2 July 1917. Slated for service as a section patrol boat, the boat was designated SP-40 and was commissioned on 27 September 1917, Chief Boatswain Edward Cunningham, USNRF, in command.
Read more about USS Atlantis (SP-40): Service History
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