USS Kumigan (SP-97) was the proposed name and designation for an armed yacht acquired in 1917 that never saw active service in the United States Navy.

History
United States
NameUSS Kumigan (proposed)
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderGreat Lakes Boat Building Corporation
Completed1917
Acquired8 May 1917
CommissionedNever
FateReturned to owner early summer 1917
NotesSaw no active U.S. Navy service
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel (proposed)
Tonnage34 tons
Length76 ft (23 m)
Beam13 ft (4.0 m)
Draft2 ft 9 in (0.84 m)
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun

Kumigan was built as a civilian motor yacht in 1917 by the Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation. The U.S. Navy acquired her on 8 May 1917 from her owner, Albert Pack of East Chicago, Illinois, for use as a patrol vessel during World War I.

Kumigan was assigned the section patrol designation SP-97 and was enrolled in the Naval Coastal Defense Reserve on 10 May 1917. However, she was never commissioned, saw no active U.S. Navy service, and was returned to her owner early in the summer of 1917.

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