USS Saxis
USS Saxis (SP-615) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission during 1917.
| History | |
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| Name | USS Saxis |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Thomas Scott |
| Acquired | 5 May 1917 |
| Fate | Wrecked 7 July 1917 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian motorboat Saxis until 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 6.25 in (0.7684 m) mean |
| Speed | 10 knots |
| Armament | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
Saxis was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name by Thomas Scott. On 5 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from the Virginia Fish Commission for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. Saxis was wrecked when she became stranded at West Point, Virginia, on 7 July 1917.
Presumably Saxis was commissioned as USS Saxis (SP-615) sometime between her acquisition and loss, but one source[1] states without further explanation that Saxis may have been wrecked before seeing any actual U.S. Navy service.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: SP-615: Saxis at "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-600 through SP-699
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Saxis (SP 615)
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