USS W. L. Messick
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS W. L. Messick |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Owner | Joseph F. Bellows |
| Builder | Smith and McCoy, Norfolk, Virginia |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Acquired | 7 April 1917 |
| Commissioned | 7 April 1917 |
| Fate | Sold 27 August 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Tonnage | 237 tons gross |
| Length | 145 ft 0 in (44.20 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) mean |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Complement | 36 |
| Armament | 1 × 6-pounder gun |
USS W. L. Messick (SP-322) was a minesweeper that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.
W. L. Messick was a wooden-hulled, screw steamer built in 1911 at Norfolk, Virginia, by Smith and McCoy. The U.S. Navy purchased her on 7 April 1917 from Joseph H. Bellows of Reedville, Virginia, for World War I service. Commissioned as USS W. L. Messick on the same day and classified as SP-322, she was assigned to the 5th Naval District and served as a minesweeper in the Virginia Capes area for the duration of World War I. She was subsequently decommissioned and sold on 27 August 1919 to her former owner
References[edit]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive W. L. Missick (SP 322)