Hopestill was assigned to the 3rd Naval District and served as a harbor patrol vessel in New York Harbor until 26 April 1918, when she was reassigned to the New York Naval Hospital. In her new role, Hopestill carried patients for the hospital and stood by to transport emergency cases from ships in the harbor.
Hopestill completed this duty in July 1919 and was decommissioned. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 August and sold to J. S. Milne of Brooklyn on 16 September.
Department of the Navy: Navy History and Heritage Command: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Hopestill (American Motor Boat, 1916). Served as USS Hopestill (SP-191) in 1917-1919
hopestill, united, states, navy, patrol, vessel, commission, from, 1917, 1919, hopestill, private, 1916, 1917, prior, navy, service, history, united, states, name, namesakeprevious, name, retained, builderrobert, jacobs, city, island, bronx, york, completed191. USS Hopestill SP 191 was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 Hopestill in private use in 1916 or 1917 prior to her U S Navy service History United States NameUSS Hopestill NamesakePrevious name retained BuilderRobert Jacobs City Island the Bronx New York Completed1916 AcquiredMay 1917 Commissioned26 July 1917 DecommissionedJuly 1919 Stricken21 August 1919 FateSold 16 September 1919 NotesBuilt as civilian motorboat or motor yacht Hopestill General characteristics TypePatrol vessel and medical transport vessel Displacement83 long tons 84 t Length89 ft 27 m Beam16 ft 4 9 m Draft5 ft 1 5 m Speed13 kn 15 mph 24 km h Armament1 3 pounder 2 1 pounders Hopestill was built as a civilian motorboat or motor yacht of the same name in 1916 by Robert Jacobs at City Island in the Bronx New York The U S Navy acquired her from her owner Irving E Raymond of New York City in May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel She was commissioned as USS Hopestill SP 191 at the New York Navy Yard at Brooklyn New York on 26 July 1917 Hopestill was assigned to the 3rd Naval District and served as a harbor patrol vessel in New York Harbor until 26 April 1918 when she was reassigned to the New York Naval Hospital In her new role Hopestill carried patients for the hospital and stood by to transport emergency cases from ships in the harbor Hopestill completed this duty in July 1919 and was decommissioned She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 August and sold to J S Milne of Brooklyn on 16 September References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editDepartment of the Navy Navy History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images Civilian Ships Hopestill American Motor Boat 1916 Served as USS Hopestill SP 191 in 1917 1919 NavSource Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Hopestill SP 191 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Hopestill amp oldid 1151857376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
