Daiquiri (American Motor Boat, 1917) anchored in a harbor, prior to her World War I Navy service.
History
United States
NameUSS Daiquiri
NamesakeFormer name retained by the Navy
Buildernot known
Laid downdate unknown
Launcheddate unknown
Christenedas Herreshoff Hull 317; later renamed Daiquiri
Completedin 1917 at Bristol, Rhode Island
Acquired2 October 1917
In service2 October 1917 as USS Daiquiri (SP-1285)
Out of serviceApril 1919
Stricken1920 (est.)
HomeportKittery, Maine, reporting to the 1st Naval District
FateSold on 10 March 1920
General characteristics
TypeMotorboat
Displacementnot known
Length62' 4"
Beamnot known
Draftnot known
Propulsionnot known
Complementnot known
Armamentnot known

USS Daiquiri (SP-1285) was a motorboat – one of a series of identical boats – planned and built by the U.S. Navy in the event they would be needed during World War I. Daiquiri was armed as a patrol craft and assigned to New England waterways under the cognizance of the 1st Naval District based at Kittery, Maine. She was sold when the war ended.

Constructed in Rhode Island

Daiquiri, 62'4" motor boat, was constructed in 1917 at Bristol, Rhode Island, as Herreshoff Hull # 317. She was one of a group of identical craft built in the expectation that they would be needed by the Navy should the United States enter World War I.

World War I service

Purchased by the Navy in mid-September 1917, she was commissioned in early October as USS Daiquiri (SP-1285) and performed patrol service for the 1st Naval District in New England waters for the rest of the conflict.

Post-war disposition

Inactivated in April 1919, the boat was sold in March 1920.

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