USS Juniata (SP-602)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Juniata.
Juniata as a private yacht in the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts on 22 June 1915.
History
United States
Name
  • Josephine (1911–1914)
  • Juniata (1914—)
NamesakePrevious name retained
Owner
  • Edward Shearson (1911–1914)
  • George W. Elkins (1914—)
BuilderRobert Jacobs, City Island, the Bronx, New York
Completed1911
Acquired1 June 1917
Commissioned1 June 1917
Decommissioned13 July 1918
IdentificationU.S. O/N: 208306[1]
FateReturned to owner 25 July 1918
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage96 GRT[1]
Displacement142[2]
Length
  • 138 feet 4 inches (42.2 m) LOA 126 feet (38.4 m) WL[1]
  • 139 ft 6 in (42.52 m)[2]
Beam
  • 17 feet 2 inches (5.2 m)[1]
  • 17 ft (5.2 m)[2]
Draft
  • 4 feet 6 inches (1.4 m)[1]
  • 6 ft (1.8 m)[2]
Depth8 feet 5 inches (2.6 m)[1]
Propulsiontwo 6 cyl, gasoline engines[3]
Speed17 knots[2]
Armament

The second USS Juniata (SP-602) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1 June 1917 to 13 July 1918.[2] Juniata was built as the private gasoline-powered motor yacht Josephine for Edward Shearson of New York by Robert Jacobs at City Island in the Bronx, New York, in 1911. She was sold in 1914 to George W. Elkins of Philadelphia and renamed Juniata.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1917.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Naval History And Heritage Command.
  3. ^ Day 1912, pp. 316, 319.