USS Mist (SP-567)
The second USS Mist (SP-567) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Mist |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Completed | 1904 |
| Acquired |
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| Commissioned | 28 April 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 3 February 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as private steam launch Mist 1904-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 13 gross register tons |
| Length | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Beam | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 11 |
| Armament | 2 × machine guns |
Mist was built as a private steam launch of the same name by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1904. In April 1917, the U.S. Navy informally acquired her from her owner, Edward Morell, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Mist (SP-567) on 28 April 1917. The formal acquisition of Mist from Morrell followed on 12 May 1917.
Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Mist served for the rest of World War I as a dispatch boat and guard boat in the vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts. She also supported the minesweeping training activities of the Mine Sweeping Division, which operated along the coast of Massachusetts from its base at Boston Harbor.
Mist was returned to Morrell on 3 February 1919.
References edit
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary 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: Mist (Steam Launch, 1904). Served as USS Mist (SP-567) in 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Mist (SP 567)