- USS Kingfisher (SP-76)
USS Kingfisher (SP-76), a motor launch, was built in
1916 by George Lawley & Sons,Neponset ,Massachusetts ; acquired by theU.S. Navy 8 May 1917 from her owner, R. P. Mathiesson,Chicago, Illinois ; and commissioned15 May atNewport, Rhode Island , Ens. R. P. Mathiesson, USNRF, in command.Assigned to the
2nd Naval District ,Newport, Rhode Island , USS Kingfisher enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve9 June . Based atNew London, Connecticut , she patrolledLong Island Sound .On 7 January,
1919 she was ordered returned to her former owner. USS Kingfisher decommissioned 22 January and was turned over to her previous owner 4 March.References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/k4/kingfisher-ii.htm
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