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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | date unknown |
| Acquired | 11 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 29 June 1917 |
| Out of service | 8 September 1919 |
| Stricken | c1919 |
| Fate | Sold, 15 December 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 14 tons |
| Length | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Draft | varies |
| Speed | 13.9 knots |
| Complement | 11 |
| Armament | one 1–pounder., 1machine gun |
USSNightingale (SP-523) was aNightingale-classpatrol boat acquired by theU.S. Navy for the task of patrolling coast and harbor waters of the United States.
Nightingale, a motorboat built byC. W. Ferguson,Groton, Connecticut, was acquired by the Navy from J. L. Hubbard, Groton, 11 June 1917 and commissioned 29 June 1917 atNewport, Rhode Island.
Operating in the2nd Naval District, and based atNewport, Rhode Island, duringWorld War I,Nightingale patrolled the experimentalsubmarine zone offNew London, Connecticut, throughout the fall, inspecting commercial vessels for district licenses and alternating duties withUSS Magistrate (SP-143), patrolling the harbor entrance.
On special duty 18 September, she maneuvered with aChilean submarine offFishers Island. Continuing patrol duty,Nightingale directed all commercial traffic from the experimental zone 31 October, shifting station to Fishers Island Sound 11 November. Relieved byUSS Daraga (SP-43) the 13th, she thereafter alternated duties withDaraga off New London, Fishers Island, andStonington, Connecticut, and later withMagistrate andUSS Kingfisher (SP-76).
Nightingale continued on patrol until 8 September 1919 when she was placed out of service. She was sold to G. A. Ford Yachts Agency,New York City 15 December 1919.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.