USS Daiquiri

Daiquiri (American Motor Boat, 1917) anchored in a harbor, prior to her World War I Navy service.
History
United States
Name	USS Daiquiri
Namesake	Former name retained by the Navy
Builder	not known
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	date unknown
Christened	as Herreshoff Hull 317; later renamed Daiquiri
Completed	in 1917 at Bristol, Rhode Island
Acquired	2 October 1917
In service	2 October 1917 as USS Daiquiri (SP-1285)
Out of service	April 1919
Stricken	1920 (est.)
Homeport	Kittery, Maine, reporting to the 1st Naval District
Fate	Sold on 10 March 1920
General characteristics
Type	Motorboat
Displacement	not known
Length	62' 4"
Beam	not known
Draft	not known
Propulsion	not known
Complement	not known
Armament	not known

USS Daiquiri (SP-1285) was a motorboat – one of a series of identical boats – planned and built by the U.S. Navy in the event they would be needed during World War I. Daiquiri was armed as a patrol craft and assigned to New England waterways under the cognizance of the 1st Naval District based at Kittery, Maine. She was sold when the war ended.

Constructed in Rhode Island

Daiquiri, 62'4" motor boat, was constructed in 1917 at Bristol, Rhode Island, as Herreshoff Hull # 317. She was one of a group of identical craft built in the expectation that they would be needed by the Navy should the United States enter World War I.

World War I service

Purchased by the Navy in mid-September 1917, she was commissioned in early October as USS Daiquiri (SP-1285) and performed patrol service for the 1st Naval District in New England waters for the rest of the conflict.

Post-war disposition

Inactivated in April 1919, the boat was sold in March 1920.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Daiquiri (American Motor Boat, 1917). Served as USS Daiquiri (SP-1285) in 1917-1920