USS Sea Gull (1902)

USS Sea Gull (1902)

USS "Sea Gull" was a wooden yacht in the United States Navy.

"Sea Gull" was built during 1902 as "Heather" by the Greenport Yacht & Basin Co., Long Island, New York, was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 1 June 1917 following the entry of the United States into World War I; and commissioned shortly afterward, Ensign Cheston M. Bryant in command.

World War I East Coast operations

"Sea Gull" patrolled the waters of the 4th Naval District during her World War I service. Based at Essington, Pennsylvania, she cruised off the Essington Shipbuilding Co. yard and its environs until the war's end.

Return to Owner

Decommissioned at Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 27 November 1918, she was ordered returned to her owner on 2 June 1919 and struck from the Navy list.

References

ee also

* List of United States Navy ships
* World War I

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]


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