USS Eclipse (SP-417) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Eclipse in civilian use sometime between 1906 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Eclipse
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderBishops, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Completed1906
Acquired31 August 1917
Commissioned31 August 1917
FateReturned to owner 6 January 1919
NotesOperated as private schooner Eclipse 1906-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Length84 ft (26 m)
Beam19 ft 11 in (6.07 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m) aft
PropulsionSails plus auxiliary gasoline engine, one shaft
Sail planSchooner-rigged
Speed7 knots
Complement14
Armament1 × 3-pounder gun

Eclipse was built as a private motor schooner of the same name in 1906 by Bishops at Gloucester, Massachusetts. On 31 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, Frank W. Spencer of Savannah, Georgia, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Eclipse (SP-417).

Assigned to the 6th Naval District, Eclipse was based at Savannah, where she served as a pilot boat and guard ship for the remainder of World War I.

Eclipse was returned to her owner on 6 January 1919 after the close of the First World War.

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