| Virginia -- a yacht constructed in 1910 by the Elco Co.
at Bayonne, New Jersey -- was purchased by the Navy on 5 May 1917 from Mr.
Daniel W. Smith of New York City and delivered to the Government on 2 July.
To avoid the confusion of having several ships of the same name, the Navy
discarded her name and referred to her simply as SP-274, though references
to her as Virginia (SP-274) in the Navy Directory for 1918 indicate
that she probably retained her name informally. Commissioned on 10 August
1917, SP-274 was assigned to the 9th Naval District section patrol; and,
although the records are unclear, she probably operated out of Detroit,
conducting patrols on Lake Michigan. She served until 12 August 1919, at
which time her name was struck from the Navy list; and, by 18 March 1920,
she had sunk at the Detroit Dock. Here again, the records are unclear with
regard to whether she sank before or after being struck from the Navy list.
In any event, her sunken hulk was sold to J. A. Nicholson of Morris Heights,
N.J., on 1 April 1920. |
Tonnage, 91; Length, 98'4"; Beam, 16'0"; Draft, 5'6" ; Speed, 13
knots; Complement, 14; Armament, two 3-pdrs., two machine guns |
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