USS Hydraulic (SP-2584) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.

Hydraulic in commercial service as a private charter vessel, before World War I.
History
United States
NameUSS Hydraulic
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderA. C. Brown Shipbuilding Company, Tottenville, Staten Island, New York
Completed1900
Acquired29 May 1918
Commissioned17 August 1918
FateReturned to owner 23 January 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage30 Gross register tons
Length83 ft 6 in (25.45 m)
Beam11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Draft5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
PropulsionOne 200-indicated horsepower (149-kilowatt) steam engine, one shaft
Speed13 knots
Capacity60 passengers (civilian)
Crew4 (civilian)
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun

Hydraulic was built in 1900 as a steam yacht by the A. C. Brown Shipbuilding Company at Tottenville on Staten Island, New York. On 29 May 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired Hydraulic under a bareboat charter from her owner, Max Zickel of Hoboken, New Jersey, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Hydraulic (SP-2584) on 17 August 1918.

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Hydraulic served in New York Harbor for the rest of World War I. Her duties included patrolling, the transportation of passengers, and relieving port guards on neutral ships in the harbor.

The Navy returned Hydraulic to Zickel on 23 January 1919.

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