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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Robert Jacobs,City Island, theBronx,New York |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Acquired | 1 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 13 July 1918 |
| Identification | U.S. O/N: 208306[1] |
| Fate | Returned to owner 25 July 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
|
| Tonnage | 96 GRT[1] |
| Displacement | 142[2] |
| Length | |
| Beam | |
| Draft | |
| Depth | 8 feet 5 inches (2.6 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | two 6 cyl, gasoline engines[3] |
| Speed | 17knots[2] |
| Armament |
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The secondUSSJuniata (SP-602) was aUnited States Navypatrol vessel in commission from 1 June 1917 to 13 July 1918.[2]Juniata was built as the private gasoline-powered motoryachtJosephine forEdward Shearson of New York by Robert Jacobs atCity Island in theBronx,New York, in 1911. She was sold in 1914 to George W. Elkins of Philadelphia and renamedJuniata.
The power yachtJosephine was designed for Edward Shearson, aNew York Yacht Club member, by William Gardner and built by Robert Jacobs at City Island, Bronx, New York.[4] The yacht was twin screw, flush deck with two deck houses and at the time one of the larger power yachts built.[4]
The steel hull, decked in white pine and teak, had five watertight bulkheads for four watertight compartments with living quarters below deck and dining and lounge saloons in above deck.[4] The forward watertight compartment, subdivided into two compartments, with three officer staterooms and a dining area with the crew housed in the forecastle. The galley was directly forward of the machinery space with storage and a two-ton ice capacity ice box as well as a coal fired hot water boiler for ship's hot water use.[3]
The two midships watertight compartments housed machinery and gasoline tanks with the machinery space the forward of the two housing two six-cylinder gasoline engines with 600 total horsepower to give a speed of "about 20 miles per hour (17 kn; 32 km/h)" and a single General Electric 5-kilowatt gasoline generator.[3] The vessel was equipped with electric windlass, pumps for bilge and sanitary service, lighting, heating and cooking.[5] The aft of the two midships watertight compartments contained three seamless, welded stainless steel tanks for 3,000 US gallons (11,000 L) of gasoline.[5]
The aft compartment contained owner's and guests accommodations with three double and one single stateroom.[4] The forward portion contained the owner's stateroom extending the full width of the vessel and containing two beds, wardrobes and bureaus, a dressing table and sofa with a fully equipped bathroom on the starboard side.[4] A lobby and stairs to the upperdeck separated the owner's cabin from two double and one single guest staterooms, trunk room and bathroom.[4] The deckhouse above was fitted in solid African mahogany and furnished in the Empire style and the forward deckhouse contained fourteen seat the Elizabethan style dining saloon withTiger wood (specific variety unspecified) finishing and furniture.[4] The vessel's bridge was atop the forward deckhouse, and three mahogany boats specially designed by William Gardner were a 24 feet (7.3 m) owner's launch, 18 feet (5.5 m) market launch and 14 feet (4.3 m) dinghy.[4]
Ship's specifications were 138 feet (42.1 m)length overall, 17 feet (5.2 m) beam and 4 feet 6 inches (1.4 m) draft.[4]Lloyd's Register of American Yachts for 1917 showsJuniata, formerlyJosephine, with United StatesOfficial Number 208306, call sign LBST and gives the registered specifications of 96 GRT, 142 net tons, 138 feet 4 inches (42.2 m) length overall, 126 feet (38.4 m) waterline length, 17 feet 2 inches (5.2 m) beam, 4 feet 6 inches (1.4 m) draft and 8 feet 5 inches (2.6 m) depth.[1]
Josephine cruised fromBar Harbor, Maine toKey West in winter and was commonly inLong Island Sound during summer operating between Shearson' home atGreenwich, Connecticut and New York City.[4]
In 1914Josephine was sold to George W. Elkins of Philadelphia and renamedJuniata.[6]
On 1 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquiredJuniata from her owner, G. W. Elkins ofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, for use as asection patrol boat duringWorld War I. She wascommissioned at thePhiladelphia Navy Yard the same day as USSJuniata (SP-602).[2]
Assigned to the4th Naval District and based atLewes,Delaware,Juniata conducted patrols in theDelaware Bay for about the next 13 months.[2]
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Juniata wasdecommissioned on 13 July 1918 and returned to Elkins on 25 July 1918.[2]