USS Sabalo (SP-225)
patrol vessel of the United States Navy
The first USS Sabalo (SP-225) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. Following World War I, Sabalo was sold to private interests before returning to service as a patrol vessel in World War II, this time with the Royal Canadian Navy, renamed Cougar. Returning to private ownership following the war, the vessel sank in a hurricane in 1950.
Description
Sabalo had a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 204. The vessel was 141 ft (43 m) long overall with a beam of 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) and a draft of 7 ft (2.1 m). The ship had a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and in U.S. Navy service was equipped with two 3-pounder guns and machine guns. In U.S. service Sabalo had a complement of 12.
Service history
Construction and US Navy career
Sabalo was built as a civilian motor yacht in 1916 by George Lawley and Sons at Neponset, Massachusetts for W. Earl Dodge of New York City, a local financier. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner for $25,230 on 11 May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned on 20 July 1917 as USS Sabalo (SP-225).
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