USS Kingfisher (SP-76)

USS Kingfisher (SP-76), a motor launch, was built in 1916 by George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts; acquired by the U.S. Navy on 8 May 1917 from her owner, R. P. Mathiesson, Chicago, Illinois; and commissioned 15 May at Newport, Rhode Island.

History
United States
NameUSS Kingfisher
BuilderGeorge Lawley & Son
Laid down1916
Acquired8 May 1917
Commissioned15 May 1917
Decommissioned22 January 1919
HomeportNew London, Connecticut
FateReturned to owner, 4 March 1919
General characteristics
TypeCommercial motor launch
Displacement17 long tons (17 t)
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Draft3 ft (0.91 m)
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
ComplementVaried
Armament
  • 1 × 11-pounder gun
  • 1 × .30 caliber machine gun

Assigned to the 2nd Naval District, Newport, Rhode Island, Kingfisher enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 9 June. Based at New London, Connecticut, she patrolled Long Island Sound.

On 7 January 1919 she was ordered returned to her former owner. USS Kingfisher decommissioned 22 January, and was turned over to her previous owner 4 March.

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