Acoma (American Motor Boat, 1917) underway, prior to her World War I Navy service.
History
United States
NameUSS Acoma
NamesakeAcoma Pueblo, native to Valencia County, New Mexico.
OwnerTheodore D. Partridge of New York City
BuilderGas Engine & Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1917
ChristenedOriginally designated Hull No. 2571
Completed1917 at Morris Heights, New York
Acquiredleased by the Navy 25 September 1917
Commissioned18 October as USS Acoma (SP-1228)
Decommissionedcirca 25 November 1918
Strickencirca 25 November 1918
Homeport
FateReturned to her owner on 25 November 1918.
General characteristics
TypeMotorboat
Displacement13.45 tons
Length60'
Beam11' 8"
Draft2' 11"
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed25 knots
Complementnot known
Armament

The first USS Acoma (SP-1228) was a relatively fast motorboat for the time—capable of running at 25 knots – that was leased from its owner by the United States Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as an armed section patrol craft and assigned to patrol the waterways of Newport, Rhode Island, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was returned to her owner at war's end.

Built in New York

Acoma (SP-1228), a section patrol motor boat, was built in 1917 by the Gas Engine & Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York; acquired by the Navy on a free lease from Theodore D. Partridge of New York City on 25 September 1917; and commissioned on 18 October 1917.

World War I service

Acoma was assigned to the 2d Naval District throughout her naval career. After patrolling in the vicinity of Newport, Rhode Island, she was transferred in November 1917 to the area of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The boat served there through the end of World War I.

Decommissioning

Following the armistice, Acoma was returned to her owner on 25 November 1918.

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