USS Olympic

USS Olympic (SP-260) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

History
United States
NameUSS Olympic
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderE. W. Heath, Seattle, Washington
Completed1913
Acquired15 May 1917
Commissioned9 June 1917
FateTransferred to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 13 September 1919
NotesOperated as civilian Yacht Pirate 1913-1917 and as U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship USC&GS Dailhache 1919-1934
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage40 tons
Length65 ft (20 m)
Beam13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Draft4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) mean
Speed9.4 knots
Complement18
Armament

Olympic was built as a civilian yacht of the same name in 1913 by E. W. Heath at Seattle, Washington. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Frank Wright of Seattle, on 15 May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned on 9 June 1917 as USS Olympic (SP-260).

Operating on section patrol duties in the 13th Naval District (headquartered at Fort Townsend, Washington) during World War I, Olympic patrolled in and around Puget Sound.

Olympic was transferred to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey on 13 September 1919. Renamed USC&GS Dailhache on 12 November 1919, she served at Seattle with the Survey until sold to H. W. McCurdy on 10 February 1934.

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