The first USS Whippet (SP-89) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.

Whippet as a civilian motorboat in 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service
History
United States
NameUSS Whippet
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderGreenport Basin and Construction Company, Greenport, New York
Completed1917
Acquired9 July 1917
Commissioned24 July 1917
Decommissioned11 January 1919
Stricken11 January 1919
FateReturned to owner 11 January 1919
NotesOperated as private motorboat Whippet 1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement21 tons
Length72 ft (22 m)
Beam12 ft (3.7 m)
Draft3 ft 3 in (0.99 m) aft
Speed23 knots
Complement11
Armament

Whippet was a civilian motorboat completed in 1917 by Greenport Basin and Construction Company at Greenport on Long Island, New York. On 9 July 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Mr. O. C. Jennings of New York City, for World War I service as a patrol boat. She was commissioned as USS Whippet (SP-89) on 24 July 1917.

Whippet conducted antisubmarine and coastal defense patrols in the 2nd Naval District in southern New England during World War I.

On 11 January 1919, Whippet was decommissioned. She was stricken from the Navy List and returned to her owner the same day.

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