May — a 1,100 long tons (1,100 t) steam yacht built in 1891 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Troon, Scotland — was originally brought to the United States by E.D. Morgan III as private yacht, and later was purchased by the U.S. Navy from J. R. De Lamar on 11 August 1917; and commissioned on 7 October 1917.
As of March 1919, she was intended for eventual service as a flagship, but she ran aground on a reef off Cape Engano, Santo Domingo on 27 July 1919; after efforts to refloat her failed she was declared abandoned on 28 February 1920.
After unfruitful attempts to refloat her, May's wreck was offered for sale. However, no purchasers appeared, and she was abandoned as unsalable in June 1923.
For courageous conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. May, 5 November 1917. Cann found a leak in a flooded compartment and closed it at the peril of his life, thereby unquestionably saving the ship.
yacht, purchased, united, states, navy, during, world, outfitted, with, guns, machine, guns, assigned, patrol, atlantic, ocean, coast, caribbean, protect, allied, ships, from, german, submarines, after, over, years, patrol, work, aground, cape, engano, dominic. USS May SP 164 was a yacht purchased by the United States Navy during World War I She was outfitted with two 3 in 76 mm guns and two machine guns and was assigned to patrol the Atlantic Ocean coast and Caribbean and to protect Allied ships from German submarines After over two years of patrol work she ran aground off Cape Engano on the Dominican Republic and had to be abandoned USS May SP 164 at Bermuda in November 1917 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS MayNamesakeA former name retainedOwnerJ R De LamarBuilderAilsa Shipbuilding Co Troon ScotlandLaid downdate unknownCompleted1891Acquiredby the Navy 11 August 1917Commissioned7 October 1917Decommissioned28 February 1920 wrecked and abandoned Stricken1920 est HomeportNew London ConnecticutHonors andawardsMedal of Honor issued to Tedford H CannFateAbandoned 28 February 1920 no buyers found for the hulkGeneral characteristicsTypeYachtDisplacement100 long tons 100 t Length239 ft 1 in 72 87 m Beam27 ft 10 in 8 48 m Draft15 ft 4 6 m PropulsionSteam engineSpeed13 kn 15 mph 24 km h Complement77 officers and enlistedArmament2 3 in 76 mm guns 2 30 in 7 6 mm machine guns Contents 1 A Scottish built yacht 2 World War I service 2 1 Run aground and abandoned 2 2 Awards and honors 3 References 4 External linksA Scottish built yacht EditMay a 1 100 long tons 1 100 t steam yacht built in 1891 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Troon Scotland was originally brought to the United States by E D Morgan III as private yacht and later was purchased by the U S Navy from J R De Lamar on 11 August 1917 and commissioned on 7 October 1917 May as a private yachtWorld War I service EditOperating out of New London Connecticut May patrolled along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean during World War I protecting vital Allied shipping from German U boats Run aground and abandoned Edit As of March 1919 she was intended for eventual service as a flagship but she ran aground on a reef off Cape Engano Santo Domingo on 27 July 1919 after efforts to refloat her failed she was declared abandoned on 28 February 1920 After unfruitful attempts to refloat her May s wreck was offered for sale However no purchasers appeared and she was abandoned as unsalable in June 1923 Awards and honors Edit Tedford H Cann Ensign Tedford H Cann USNRF was awarded the Medal of Honor for courageous conduct onboard May in November 1917 His citation reads For courageous conduct while serving on board the U S S May 5 November 1917 Cann found a leak in a flooded compartment and closed it at the peril of his life thereby unquestionably saving the ship References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links EditUSS May SP 164 1917 1919 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS May SP 164 amp oldid 1090096104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
