Little Brothers was built as a commercial fishing vessel of the same name in 1910 by George Bishop at Patchogue, New York. On 21 July 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, John C. Doxsee of Islip, New York, for use as a tug during World War I. Assigned the section patrol number 921, she was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 3 August 1917, delivered to the Navy on 13 August 1917, and commissioned at New York City as USS Little Brothers (SP-921) on 20 August 1917.
SP-921Little Brothers at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-900 through SP-999
little, brothers, united, states, navy, commission, from, 1917, 1919, history, united, states, name, namesakeprevious, name, retained, buildergeorge, bishop, patchogue, york, completed1910, acquiredacquired, july, 1917, delivered, august, 1917, commissioned20,. USS Little Brothers SP 921 was a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1919 History United States NameUSS Little Brothers NamesakePrevious name retained BuilderGeorge Bishop Patchogue New York Completed1910 AcquiredAcquired 21 July 1917 Delivered 13 August 1917 Commissioned20 August 1917 Decommissioned14 August 1919 FateReturned to owner 26 August 1919 NotesOperated as commercial fishing vessel Little Briothers 1910 1917 and from 1919 General characteristics TypeTug Tonnage30 Gross register tons Length70 ft 21 m Beam17 ft 5 in 5 31 m Draft5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Speed10 knots Complement8 ArmamentNone Little Brothers was built as a commercial fishing vessel of the same name in 1910 by George Bishop at Patchogue New York On 21 July 1917 the U S Navy chartered her from her owner John C Doxsee of Islip New York for use as a tug during World War I Assigned the section patrol number 921 she was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 3 August 1917 delivered to the Navy on 13 August 1917 and commissioned at New York City as USS Little Brothers SP 921 on 20 August 1917 Assigned to the 3rd Naval District and based at New York City Little Brothers was employed in carrying military supplies and ammunition for the rest of World War I and into 1919 She operated in the East River New York Harbor Gravesend Bay Jamaica Bay and Long Island Sound Little Brothers was decommissioned on 14 August 1919 She was returned to Doxsee on 26 August 1919 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here SP 921 Little Brothers at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images U S Navy Ships Listed by Hull Number SP s and ID s World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP 900 through SP 999 NavSource Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Little Brothers SP 921 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Little Brothers amp oldid 1149672236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,