USS Courtenay P

For ships with a similar name, see USS Courtney.

USS Courtenay P sometime in 1917 or 1918.
History
United States
Name	USS Courtenay P (1917–1918) USS SP-899 (1918)
Namesake	Courtenay P was her previous name retained SP-899 was her section patrol number
Builder	Gas Engine and Power Company, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York
Completed	ca. 1916
Acquired	Ordered delivered 5 July 1917
Commissioned	30 August 1917
Renamed	SP-899 in 1918
Fate	Returned to owner 12 December 1918
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Courtenay P 1916-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	52 ft (16 m)

An unidentified private motorboat the United States Navy described as an "exact duplicate" of Courtney P, showing Courtenay P's appearance prior to her U.S. Navy service.

Courtenay P at Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, 15 September 1917

USS Courtenay P (SP-899) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Courtenay P was built as a private motorboat of the same name in about 1916 by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. On 5 July 1917, she was ordered delivered to the U.S. Navy for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) on 30 August 1917. In 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-899.

On 6 July 1918, the Navy declared SP-899 unfit for further service and ordered her returned to her owner. Accordingly, she was duly returned to her owner on 12 December 1918.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Courtenay P (American Motor Boat, circa 1916). Served as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) and USS SP-899 in 1917-1918
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive SP-899 ex-Courtenay P. (SP 899)