USS Dianthus (SP-639)
USS Dianthus (SP-639) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918. Dianthus was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1913. On 21 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, John P. Crozer of Upland, Pennsylvania, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Dianthus (SP-639) on 26 May 1917 with Ensign J. J. Banner, USNRF, in command. Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Dianthus performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I.
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USS Dianthus (SP-639)
USS Dianthus (SP-639) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918. Dianthus was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1913. On 21 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, John P. Crozer of Upland, Pennsylvania, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Dianthus (SP-639) on 26 May 1917 with Ensign J. J. Banner, USNRF, in command. Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Dianthus performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I.
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1917-05-21
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1917-05-26
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1918-11-27
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Returned to owner 27 November 1918
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*1 × 3-pounder gun
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Operated as private motorboat Dianthus 1913–1917 and from 1918
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