USS Pilgrim (SP-1204)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Pilgrim.
A damaged photograph of USS Pilgrim (SP-1204) sometime in 1917 or 1918.
History
United States
NameUSS Pilgrim
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderPusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware
Completed1893
Acquired30 June 1917[1] or in July 1917[2][3]
Commissioned18 July 1917
Decommissioned7 January 1919
FateReturned to owner 7 January 1919
NotesOperated as private sailing yacht Pilgrim 1893-1894, as private steam yacht and commercial fishing vessel Pilgrim 1894-1913, and as commercial motor fishing vessel Pilgrim 1913-1917 and 1919-1935
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage98 Gross register tons
Length120 ft (37 m)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
PropulsionGasoline engine
Speed6.9 knots
Complement27
Armament2 × 1-pounder guns (one forward, one aft)

The third USS Pilgrim (SP-1204) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

  1. ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Pilgrim (SP 1204)
  2. ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Pilgrim (SP-1204), 1917-1919
  3. ^ The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p6/pilgrim-iii.htm states that Pilgrim formally was acquired on 30 July 1918, but this was over a year after her commissioning, is unexplained, and is contradicted by other sources.