USS Pirate during World War I. |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Pirate |
| Namesake: | A pirate, a person who commits piracy, a war-like act committed by private parties, especially robbery or other acts of criminal violence on the sea (Previous name retained) |
| Builder: | A. Craven Construction Company, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Completed: | 1916 |
| Acquired: | 5 September 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 5 September 1917 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 26 December 1918 |
| Notes: | Operated as civilian motorboat Pirate 1916-1917 and from December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Length: | 42 ft 5 in (12.93 m) |
| Beam: | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Draft: | 2 ft 11 in (0.89 m) mean |
| Complement: | 8 |
| Armament: | 1 x 1-pounder gun 1 x machine gun |
The first USS Pirate (SP-229) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Pirate was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1916 by the A. Craven Construction Company at Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, A. Halsey, on 5 September 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned the same day as USS Pirate (SP-229).
Pirate patrolled along the United States East Coast for the remainder of World War I.
Pirate was returned to her owner on 26 December 1918.