41°31′04″N71°19′54″W / 41.517688°N 71.331621°W /41.517688; -71.331621
 Cero as a privatemotorboat sometime between 1915 and 1917. | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USSCero |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Luders Marine Construction Company,Stamford, Connecticut |
| Completed | 1915 |
| Acquired | August 1917 |
| Fate | Burned and sank 21 October 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as privatemotorboatCero 1915–1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 40 ft (12 m) |
The firstUSSCero (SP-1189) was aUnited States Navypatrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Cero was built as a privatemotorboat of the same name in 1915 by theLuders Marine Construction Company atStamford, Connecticut. In mid-July 1917, the U.S. Navy ordered her to be turned over to its control for use as asection patrol boat duringWorld War I. Her owner, R. C. McCorkle of New York City, delivered her to the Navy in August 1917, and she was placed in service as USSCero (SP-1189).
Assigned to the2nd Naval District in southernNew England,Cero served on patrol duties until 21 October 1918, when she was completely destroyed by a fire while inNarragansett Bay offNewport, Rhode Island, and sank 50 feet (15 meters) west of Bishop's Rock and about 500 yards (460 meters) west ofCoasters Harbor Island. Her entire crew was rescued uninjured.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1918 | |
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