USS Wendy
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Wendy |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Jahncke Navigation Company, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Acquired | 1 July 1917 |
| Commissioned | 3 August 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 9 December 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 9 December 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Wendy 1913-1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 24 gross register tons |
| Length | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) aft |
| Speed | 9 knots |
| Complement | 9 |
| Armament |
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USS Wendy (SP-448) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Wendy was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1913 by the Jahncke Navigation Company at New Orleans, Louisiana. On 1 July 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Mr. C. A Sporl of New Orleans, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned at New Orleans as USS Wendy (SP-448) on 3 August 1917.
Wendy carried out patrol duties in the waters around New Orleans for the remainder of World War I.
Wendy was decommissioned on 9 December 1918 and returned to Sporl the same day.
References[edit]
- 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: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Wendy (SP-448), 1917-1918. Originally the civilian motor boat Wendy (1913)
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Kanised (SP 448)