USS Ensign (SP-1051) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

History
United States
NameUSS Ensign
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderBritt Brothers [Wikidata], Lynn, MA
Completed1914
Acquired1917
Commissioned17 September 1917
FateReturned to owner 30 January 1919
NotesOperated as private motorboat Ensign 1914-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Length68 ft (21 m)
Beam11 ft 5 in (3.48 m)
Draft4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)
Speed9 knots
Complement9

Background

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Ensign was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1914. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned on 17 September 1917, as USS Ensign (SP-1051).

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Ensign performed submarine net patrol duties in New York Harbor until May 1918, when was transferred to the 9th Naval District for service on the Great Lakes. Arriving at Detroit, Michigan, on 14 June 1918, she patrolled until late in 1918, when the annual freezing over of the lakes brought the 1918 Great Lakes shipping season to an end.[citation needed]

The Navy returned Ensign to her owner on 30 January 1919.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "NH 101600". history.navy.mil. Retrieved 17 December 2017.