- USS Nedeva II (SP-64)
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Career (United States) Name: USS Nedeva II Namesake: Previous name retained Builder: Essington Shipbuilding Company, Essington, Pennsylvania Completed: 1917 Acquired: 10 April 1917 Commissioned: 10 April 1917 Decommissioned: After World War I Fate: Returned to owner Notes: In use as private motorboat Nedeva II in 1917 and after World War I General characteristics Type: Patrol vessel Displacement: 18 tons Length: 60 ft (18 m) Beam: 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) Draft: 1 ft 2 in (0.36 m) Speed: 12 knots Armament: 1 x 1-pounder gun USS Nedeva II (SP-64) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 until after the end of World War I.
Nedeva II was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1917 by Essington Shipbuilding Company at Essington, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Navy acquired her for World War I service as a patrol vessel from her owner, J. H. H. Cromwell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 10 April 1917 and commissioned her the same day as USS Nedeva II (SP-64) with Cromwell in command.
Operating in the 4th Naval District headquartered at Philadelphia, Nedeva II patrolled in the Philadelphia area, protecting shipping in the Delaware River. After wartime service, she was decommissioned and returned to her owner.
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Nedeva II (SP 64)
Categories:- Patrol vessels of the United States Navy
- World War I patrol vessels of the United States
- Ships built in Pennsylvania
- 1917 ships
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