Placed in service as a coastal minesweeper soon thereafter, Montauk patrolled the coastline of the 6th Naval District until 21 August 1918.
Run aground and lostedit
Cruising at that time off the Georgia and Florida coast, Montauk was lost, with seven of her crew, when she ran aground and foundered at Cumberland Island, one of the barrier islands off the Georgia coast—known as the Sea Islands—in a northeasterly gale. Montauk was approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Fernandina, Florida, at the time.
montauk, other, ships, with, same, name, montauk, trawler, acquired, navy, during, world, outfitted, coastal, minesweeper, assigned, naval, district, based, charleston, south, carolina, during, gale, southeast, coast, united, states, aground, cumberland, islan. For other ships with the same name see USS Montauk USS Montauk SP 392 was a trawler acquired by the U S Navy during World War I She was outfitted as a coastal minesweeper and was assigned to the 6th Naval District based at Charleston South Carolina During a gale off the southeast coast of the United States she ran aground on Cumberland Island and was destroyed with a loss of life of seven of her crew History United States NameUSS Montauk NamesakeA village and fishing resort on Long Island New York near Montauk Point the eastern extremity of New York OwnerFisheries Products Co Wilmington North Carolina Laid downdate unknown Completedin 1880 at Kennebunk Maine rebuilt at Wilmington Delaware in 1905 Acquiredby the Navy on 17 August 1917 In servicecirca August 1917 Out of service21 August 1918 foundered HomeportCharleston South Carolina FateRan ashore and broke up on Cumberland Island in the Sea Islands on the coast of Georgia General characteristics TypeTrawler Tonnage161 tons Length121 Beam19 Draft10 mean Propulsionnot known Speed8 knots Complement24 officers and enlisted Armamentnot known Contents 1 Built in Delaware 2 World War I service 3 Run aground and lost 4 ReferencesBuilt in Delaware editThe second ship to be so named by the U S Navy Montauk SP 392 built originally at Kennebunk Maine in 1880 was rebuilt at Wilmington Delaware in 1905 and acquired by the Navy through purchase from the Fisheries Products Company Wilmington North Carolina 17 August 1917 World War I service editPlaced in service as a coastal minesweeper soon thereafter Montauk patrolled the coastline of the 6th Naval District until 21 August 1918 Run aground and lost editCruising at that time off the Georgia and Florida coast Montauk was lost with seven of her crew when she ran aground and foundered at Cumberland Island one of the barrier islands off the Georgia coast known as the Sea Islands in a northeasterly gale Montauk was approximately 20 miles 32 km from Fernandina Florida at the time References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here NavSource Online Montauk SP 392 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Montauk SP 392 amp oldid 1140436067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
