.jpg) Katrina as a privateyacht ca. May 1917, just prior to her acquisition by theUnited States Navy. She already has been painted gray for Navy service but still flies thecivilianyacht ensign. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSKatrina |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | George Lawley & Son,Neponset,Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Acquired | 18 May 1917 |
| Commissioned |
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| Fate | Returned to owner 15 February 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as privateyachtKatrina 1913-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 31Gross register tons |
| Length | 66 ft 6 in (20.27 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 9knots |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament | 1 ×machine gun |
USSKatrina (SP-1144) was aUnited States Navypatrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Katrina was built in 1913 as a private woodensteamyacht of the same name byGeorge Lawley & Son atNeponset,Massachusetts. On 18 May 1917, the U.S. Navychartered her from her owner, Mrs. Anna C. Ewing ofYonkers,New York, for use as asection patrol boat duringWorld War I. She wascommissioned into theUnited States Naval Reserve on 30 May 1917 as USSKatrina (SP-1144).
Initially assigned to theBar Harbor Section Patrol atBar Harbor,Maine,Katrina served on patrol duty, tended lookout stations, and served as anicebreaker. While there, she was placed in full commission on 22 June 1917 and enrolled in theNaval Coast Defense Reserve on 28 July 1917.
Katrina was ordered toHalifax,Nova Scotia,Canada, on 5 June 1918. Arriving there on 11 June 1918, she was used to transport men between visiting ships, thereceiving ship, and the stationhospital for the remainder of World War I.
The Navy returnedKatrina to Ewing on 15 February 1919.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.