USS Mayflower (1897)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Mayflower and USS Suwanee.
| Career (USA) | Union Navy Jack 100x35px |
|---|---|
| Name: | Mayflower |
| Namesake: | A species of shrubs and trees of the arbutus genus with white or pink flowers and scarlet berries. |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1897 |
| Commissioned: | 10 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | circa 1 July 1919 |
| Struck: | 1919 (est.) |
| Fate: | returned to the U.S. Lighthouse Service, 1 July 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 630 tons |
| Length: | 164' 0" |
| Beam: | 30' 0" |
| Draft: | 7' 9" |
| Propulsion: | not known |
| Complement: | 29 |
| Armament: | not known |
USS Mayflower (1897) was a lighthouse tender loaned to the U.S. Navy to patrol the Atlantic Ocean coast during World War I. When the war ended, she was returned to the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Commissioned in 1917
The third Mayflower, a lighthouse tender built in 1897, was transferred to the Navy after the U.S. entered World War I and commissioned 10 May 1917.
World War I service
She patrolled off the Atlantic coast during the war.
Post-war disposition
When the war ended, Mayflower was returned to the Lighthouse Service by Executive order 1 July 1919.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
