&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Natick_100229.jpg) USS Natick underway during World War I.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Agawam |
| Namesake | Agawam is an Indian word meaning lowland, marsh, or meadow. Natick is a town in Massachusetts. |
| Owner | Richard T. Crane of Chicago, Illinois |
| Builder | in England |
| Acquired | April 1917 |
| Commissioned | October 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 1919 (est.) |
| Renamed | USS Natick in August 1918 |
| Stricken | 1919 (est.) |
| Homeport | Great Lakes area |
| Fate | Returned to her owner in August 1919 |
| Status | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | motor patrol boat |
| Displacement | 40 long tons (41 t) |
| Length | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Beam | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) |
| Speed | 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
| Complement | 4 enlisted personnel |
| Armament | Unknown |
USS Agawam (SP-570) — later renamed as the USS Natick (SP-570) — was a yacht acquired during World War I by the United States Navy. She was employed by the Navy as a patrol boat in the Great Lakes and was returned to her owner when the war was over.