Acquired originally for section patrol duty, Rehoboth was designated for distant service in June 1917, and on 14 August 1917 headed for Boston, Massachusetts. At the end of August 1917, she continued on across the Atlantic Ocean. Steaming via the Azores, she reached Brest, France on 18 September 1917 and began operations as a unit of Division 12, Patrol Force.
On 4 October 1917, while Rehoboth was on escort duty, her hull began to leak. Her crew — unable to control the flooding — was taken off, and she was sunk by the Britishlight cruiserHMS Castor.
rehoboth, other, ships, with, same, name, rehoboth, first, united, states, navy, patrol, vessel, commission, 1917, history, united, states, nameuss, rehoboth, namesakethe, city, rehoboth, beach, delaware, previous, name, retained, builderw, abbott, milford, de. For other ships with the same name see USS Rehoboth The first USS Rehoboth SP 384 was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission in 1917 History United States NameUSS Rehoboth NamesakeThe city of Rehoboth Beach Delaware previous name retained BuilderW G Abbott Milford Delaware Completed1912 Acquired1917 Commissioned12 May 1917 FateFoundered 4 October 1917 NotesOperated as private fishing vessel Rehoboth 1912 1917 General characteristics TypePatrol vessel Length150 ft 46 m Beam24 ft 7 3 m Draft13 ft 4 0 m mean PropulsionSteam engine s Speed11 kn 13 mph 20 km h Complement28 Armament2 3 in 76 mm guns Rehoboth was built in 1912 as a fishing vessel by W G Abbott Milford Delaware The U S Navy acquired her from W C Lofland of Lewes Delaware for service during World War I armed her designated her SP 384 and commissioned her at Philadelphia Pennsylvania on 12 May 1917 Acquired originally for section patrol duty Rehoboth was designated for distant service in June 1917 and on 14 August 1917 headed for Boston Massachusetts At the end of August 1917 she continued on across the Atlantic Ocean Steaming via the Azores she reached Brest France on 18 September 1917 and began operations as a unit of Division 12 Patrol Force On 4 October 1917 while Rehoboth was on escort duty her hull began to leak Her crew unable to control the flooding was taken off and she was sunk by the British light cruiser HMS Castor References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editPhoto gallery at navsource org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Rehoboth SP 384 amp oldid 1091322052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
