USS Alameda (SP-1040)

Note: This ship should not be confused with the steamer Alameda, considered for World War I service as USS Alameda (ID-1432), but also never acquired or commissioned.

Alameda in 1917.
History
United States
Name	USS Alameda (proposed)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Western Boat Building Co, Tacoma, Washington
Completed	1917
Acquired	Never
Commissioned	Never
Notes	Registered as SP-1040 for potential U.S. Navy service
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel (proposed)
Length	65 ft (20 m)
Beam	15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Draft	7 ft (2.1 m) (aft)
Speed	9 knots
Crew	9

USS Alameda (SP-1040) was the proposed designation for a motorboat that never actually served in the United States Navy.

Alameda was a private motorboat built in 1917 by the Western Boat Building Co at Tacoma, Washington, probably for use as a fishing vessel. In the spring of 1917, the U.S. Navy inspected her in for possible World War I service as a patrol boat, and she was registered accordingly with the naval section patrol designation SP-1040. Though her official data card describes her as "brand new well and staunchly built"[1] and contains a note that she was reported to have been delivered to the Navy and commissioned on 2 June 1917. However, no records exist that show that the Navy ever took possession of or commissioned Alameda, and she appears to have had no naval service.