| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Montauk |
| Namesake | A village and fishing resort on Long Island, New York, near Montauk Point, the eastern extremity of New York |
| Owner | Fisheries Products Co., Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Completed | in 1880 at Kennebunk, Maine; rebuilt at Wilmington, Delaware, in 1905 |
| Acquired | by the Navy on 17 August 1917 |
| In service | circa August 1917 |
| Out of service | 21 August 1918 (foundered) |
| Homeport | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Fate | Ran ashore and broke up on Cumberland Island, in the Sea Islands, on the coast of Georgia |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Trawler |
| Tonnage | 161 tons |
| Length | 121' |
| Beam | 19' |
| Draft | 10' (mean) |
| Propulsion | not known |
| Speed | 8 knots |
| Complement | 24 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | not known |
USS Montauk (SP-392) was a trawler acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as a coastal minesweeper and was assigned to the 6th Naval District based at Charleston, South Carolina. During a gale off the southeast coast of the United States, she ran aground on Cumberland Island and was destroyed, with a loss of life of seven of her crew.