USS Adroit (SP-248)

USS Adroit (SP-248)

USS "Adroit" (SP-248) was a steam yacht brought into the United States Navy, but never commissioned.

"Adroit" was built as Winchester at City Island, New York in 1907 by Robert Jacobs. ref|History The first of a series of fast yachts of that name, her owner replaced her with a larger vessel after several years. She was sold and renamed "Adroit" in about 1916. She was acquired by the Navy in April 1917 from Mr. F. H. McAdoo of New York City.

After she had begun fitting out under the direction of Lt. H. B. Peschau, NNV, "Adroit" was found to be highly unseaworthy and of extremely short cruising range. Consequently, she was never commissioned and was returned to her owner on 30 April 1918. Presumably, her name—which had appeared on the Navy list— was stricken from that list soon thereafter.

Her subsequent career as a pleasure craft extended for more than another two decades. She was renamed "Aera" in 1928 and remained listed in yachting registers until the early 1940s.

References

# [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-w/winchstr.htm Winchester American Steam Yacht, 1907]
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