USS Courtenay P (SP-899)

(For ships with a similar name, see USS Courtney.) USS Courtenay P (SP-899) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918. Courtenay P was built as a private motorboat of the same name in about 1916 by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. On 5 July 1917, she was ordered delivered to the U.S. Navy for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) on 30 August 1917. In 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-899.

USS Courtenay P (SP-899)

(For ships with a similar name, see USS Courtney.) USS Courtenay P (SP-899) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918. Courtenay P was built as a private motorboat of the same name in about 1916 by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. On 5 July 1917, she was ordered delivered to the U.S. Navy for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) on 30 August 1917. In 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-899.