USS Tarantula (SP-124)

USS Tarantula (SP-124)

USS "Tarantula" (SP-124) was a patrol boat in the United States Navy. She was named after the tarantula.

East Coast Assignment

"Tarantula" was built as a motor yacht 1912 at Neponset, Massachusetts, by George Lawley and Son Corp. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy on 25 April 1917 from W. K. Vanderbilt of New York City. Assigned to section patrol in the 3rd Naval District during World War I, "Tarantula" operated along the coastal waters of Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey until October 1918.

Collision and Sinking

On 28 October, she sank about eight miles southwest of the Fire Island light vessel after colliding with the Royal Holland Lloyd Line steamship SS "Frisia". Her name was subsequently struck from the Navy list.

Her owner was subsequently paid $75,000 to cover "Tarantula's" value.

References

ee also

* List of United States Navy ships
* World War I
* Yacht

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-t/tarantla.htm Tarantula (American Motor Yacht, 1912). Served as USS Tarantula (SP-124) in 1917-1918]


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