.jpg) Boy Scout underway, circa 1916–1917.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 1916 |
| Acquired | 28 April 1917 |
| Stricken | c.1919 |
| Fate | not definitely accounted for |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 9 tons |
| Length | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Beam | 9.25 ft (2.82 m) |
| Draught | 10.167 ft (3.099 m) |
| Propulsion | none |
| Speed | 26 knots |
| Complement | four officers and men |
| Armament | one one-pounder cannon |
USS Boy Scout (SP-53) was a wooden-hulled motorboat that served as a section patrol craft,[1] was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Boy Scouts of America and by extension for Scouting throughout the world.
- ^ ""SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft". Naval Historical Center, U. S. Navy. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 10 October 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2008.