USS May (SP-164)

USS May (SP-164)

USS "May" (SP-164) was a yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted with two 3-inch guns and machine guns, and was assigned to patrol the Atlantic Ocean coast and Caribbean and to protect Allied ships from German submarines. After over two years of patrol work, she ran aground off Cape Engano on the Dominican Republic and had to be abandoned.

A Scottish-built yacht

"May", a 1,100-ton (displacement) steam yacht built in 1891 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Troon, Scotland, was purchased by the Navy from J. R. De Lamar 11 August 1917; and commissioned 7 October 1917.

World War I service

Operating out of New London, Connecticut, "May" patrolled along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean during World War I, protecting vital Allied shipping from German U-boats.

Run aground and abandoned

As of March 1919, she was intended for eventual service as a flagship, but she ran aground on a reef off Cape Engano, Santo Domingo, 27 July 1919; after efforts to refloat her failed she was declared abandoned 28 February 1920.

After unfruitful attempts to refloat her, "May's" wreck was offered for sale. However, no purchasers appeared, and she was abandoned as unsalable in June 1923.

Awards and honors

Ensign Tedford H. Cann, USNRF was awarded the Medal of Honor for "courageous conduct" on board USS May in November 1917. His citation reads:

See also

* U.S. Navy
* World War I

References

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* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/sp164.htm USS May (SP-164), 1917-1919]


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