Arcadia was built as a private wooden motorboat of the same name in 1915 by Frank S. Terry at Brooklyn, New York. In 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I and took delivery of her on 8 October 1918. No logbooks exist to confirm that she was commissioned as USS Arcadia (SP-856) or to describe the extent and nature of her U.S. Navy service. Given the short period the Navy controlled her and the ending of the war just under five weeks after her acquisition, it is possible that she never was commissioned.
Arcadia's final disposition also is murky. One source states that Arcadia was turned over to her owner and stricken from the Navy List on 6 November 1918, while another indicates that a lump sum for the charter of the craft had been determined on 3 February 1919 and that Arcadia had been authorized for return to her owner.[3] It appears that she was returned to her owner by no later than May 1919.[4]
^Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Arcadia (American Motor Boat, 1915). May have served as USS Arcadia (SP-856) in 1918-1919.
Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Arcadia (American Motor Boat, 1915). May have served as USS Arcadia (SP-856) in 1918-1919
arcadia, other, ships, with, same, name, arcadia, confused, with, arcady, first, motorboat, that, have, seen, brief, service, united, states, navy, patrol, vessel, late, 1918, arcadia, private, motorboat, sometime, between, 1915, 1917, historyunited, statesnam. For other ships with the same name see USS Arcadia Not to be confused with USS Arcady SP 577 The first USS Arcadia SP 856 was a motorboat that may have seen brief service as a United States Navy patrol vessel in late 1918 Arcadia as a private motorboat sometime between 1915 and 1917 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS ArcadiaNamesakePrevious name retainedBuilderFrank S Terry Brooklyn New YorkCompleted1915Acquired8 October 1918CommissionedPossibly October 1918 possibly never 1 Stricken6 November 1918FateReturned to owner sometime between 6 November 1918 and May 1919 2 NotesOperated as private motorboat Arcadia 1915 1917 and from 1918 or 1919General characteristicsTypePatrol vesselTonnage30 Gross register tonsLength55 ft 0 in 16 76 m Beam14 ft 1 in 4 29 m Draft4 ft 3 in 1 30 m meanSpeed10 4 knotsComplement13Armament1 3 pounder gun 1 1 pounder gun 2 machine gunsArcadia was built as a private wooden motorboat of the same name in 1915 by Frank S Terry at Brooklyn New York In 1917 the U S Navy chartered her from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I and took delivery of her on 8 October 1918 No logbooks exist to confirm that she was commissioned as USS Arcadia SP 856 or to describe the extent and nature of her U S Navy service Given the short period the Navy controlled her and the ending of the war just under five weeks after her acquisition it is possible that she never was commissioned Arcadia s final disposition also is murky One source states that Arcadia was turned over to her owner and stricken from the Navy List on 6 November 1918 while another indicates that a lump sum for the charter of the craft had been determined on 3 February 1919 and that Arcadia had been authorized for return to her owner 3 It appears that she was returned to her owner by no later than May 1919 4 Notes Edit See text for more information See text for details Dictionary of amwerican Naval Fighting Ships at http www history navy mil danfs a10 arcadia i htm Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images Civilian Ships Arcadia American Motor Boat 1915 May have served as USS Arcadia SP 856 in 1918 1919 References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images Civilian Ships Arcadia American Motor Boat 1915 May have served as USS Arcadia SP 856 in 1918 1919 NavSource Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Arcadia SP 856 This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Arcadia SP 856 amp oldid 1089552026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
