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USS Cossack (SP-695)
The second USS ''Cossack'' (SP-695) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. Construction, acquisition, and commissioning ''Cossack'' was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1916 by George Lawley & Son of Neponset, Massachusetts. Upon the entry of the United States into World War I, the U.S. Navy acquired her in April 1917 for war service as a patrol boat. She was commissioned as USS ''Cossack'' (SP-695) at Boston on 1 May 1917. Service history World War I Assigned to the 1st Naval District, ''Cossack'' conducted patrols in the Boston, Massachusetts, until October 1918. Due to an urgent need for craft such as ''Cossack'' at Brest, France, an order dated 14 October 1918 went out from Washington, D.C., to Boston, directing the Commandant of the 1st Naval District to ready six section patrol boats -- USS ''Commodore'' (SP-1425), ''Cossack'', USS ''War Bug'' (SP-1795), USS ''Sea Hawk'' (SP-2365), USS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific Ocean, Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in Genocides in history (World War I through World War II), genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the Spanish flu, 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising French Third Republic, France, Russia, and British Empire, Britain) and the Triple A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrol Boat
A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and they generally range in size. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, police, or customs, and may be intended for marine (" blue water"), estuarine (" green water"), or river (" brown water") environments. Per their name, patrol boats are primarily used to patrol a country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but they may also be used in other roles, such as anti- smuggling, anti-piracy, fishery patrols, immigration law enforcement, or search and rescue. Depending on the size, organization, and capabilities of a nation's armed forces, the importance of patrol boats may range from minor support vessels that are part of a coast guard, to flagships that make up a majority of a navy's fleet. Their small size and relatively low cost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Apache (SP-729)
USS ''Apache'' (SP-729) was the first to be delivered of eight motor boats built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island ordered and financed by members of the Eastern Yacht Club of Marblehead, Massachusetts. The boats were designed by Albert Loring Swasey and Nathanael Greene Herreshoff with the intention that the boats be used by the Navy as patrol craft and built with Navy approval of the design. ''Apache'', as were the other boats, bore names under construction chosen by the owners and were then given the Section Patrol numbers on Navy acceptance and activation. The names were dropped after a period and all the boats then bore only the S.P. numbers. ''Apache'' was financed and ordered by Robert F. Herrick, a Harvard graduate and also Harvard's rowing coach, who had previously sold his smaller ''Gypsy'' to the Navy. The boat operated in Boston's 1st Naval District Section Patrol as a patrol and dispatch boat after being accepted by the Navy. The boat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Kangaroo (SP-1284)
The first USS ''Kangaroo'' (SP-1284) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. Construction and commissioning ''Kangaroo'' was built as the private motorboat ''Herreshoff Hull # 316'' in May 1917 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, one of nine identical motor boats built in anticipation of eventual acquisition by the U.S. Navy from their private owners. Her civilian owner, Henry A. Morse of Marblehead, Massachusetts, had named her ''Kangaroo'' by the time the U.S. Navy purchased her from him at Boston, Massachusetts, on 18 September 1917 for service as a patrol boat in World War I. She was commissioned on 10 December 1917 as USS ''Kangaroo'' (SP-1284). United States Navy service Assigned to the 1st Naval District, ''Kangaroo'' served on section patrol and inner harbor patrol in Penobscot Bay, Maine, until 14 October 1918, when she departed for Key West, Florida. Due to an urgent need for c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Sea Hawk (SP-2365)
USS ''Sea Hawk'' (SP-2365) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. ''Sea Hawk'' was built in 1917 by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, as the civilian motorboat ''Herreshoff No. 319''. The U.S. Navy acquired her from Arthur Winslow of Boston, Massachusetts, on 20 October 1917 for World War I service as a patrol boat. She was commissioned as USS ''Sea Hawk'' (SP-2365) in December 1917. ''Sea Hawk'' initially served as a patrol boat in the 1st Naval District, operating in the Boston area. Later she was transferred to the 7th Naval District for employment in Florida waters. Due to an urgent need for craft such as ''Sea Hawk'' at Brest, France, an order dated 14 October 1918 went out from Washington, D.C., to Boston, directing the Commandant of the 1st Naval District to ready six section patrol boats -- USS ''Commodore'', ''Cossack'', ''War Bug'', ''Sea Hawk'', ''Kangaroo'', and ''SP-729' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS War Bug (SP-1795)
USS ''War Bug'' (SP-1795) was a motorboat in commission in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918. ''War Bug'' was built as the wooden-hulled motorboat ''Herreshoff 320'' at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1917 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company for a private owner, and probably was designed with possible naval service in mind. The U.S. Navy purchased ''Herreshoff 320'' from Felix Warburg of New York City on 6 November 1917 for use as a patrol vessel in World War I. Armed and designated SP-1795, she was commissioned as USS ''War Bug'' on 17 November 1917. ''War Bug'' was assigned to the 1st Naval District and served in waters near Boston, Massachusetts, through the end of World War I. Due to an urgent need for craft such as ''War Bug'' at Brest, France, an order dated 14 October 1918 went out from Washington, D.C., to Boston directing the Commandant of the 1st Naval District to ready six section patrol boats -- USS ''Commodore'' (SP-1425), USS ''Cossac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Commodore (SP-1425)
The second USS ''Commodore'' (SP-1425) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. It was financed by Herbert M. Sears as part of the " Eastern Yacht Club 62 footers". ''Commodore'' was built in 1917 by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, as the civilian motorboat ''Herreshoff No. 318''. The U.S. Navy acquired her in October 1917 for World War I service. She was commissioned as USS ''Commodore'' (SP-1425) in mid-November 1917. She spent much of her naval career in Florida waters. Due to an urgent need for craft such as ''Commodore'' at Brest, France, an order dated 14 October 1918 went out from Washington, D.C., to Boston, Massachusetts, directing the Commandant of the 1st Naval District to ready six section patrol boats -- ''Commodore'', USS ''Cossack'' (SP-695), USS ''War Bug'' (SP-1795), USS ''Sea Hawk'' (SP-2365), USS ''Kangaroo'' (SP-1284), and USS ''SP-729''—to be shipped to France a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section Patrol
A Section Patrol Craft was a civilian vessel registered by the United States Navy for potential wartime service before, during, and shortly after World War I. Historical overview The SP/ID registration system In 1916, with World War I raging abroad, the U.S. Navy began a registry of privately owned pleasure craft and yachts that were available for patrol service in the event the United States was drawn into the conflict, which it eventually entered on 6 April 1917. Naval Registry Identification Numbers were assigned in a "Section Patrol" series beginning with SP-1 and ultimately extending to well over 4000. As the registration process continued, other types of ships and craft (such as cargo ships, tankers, and passenger ships) were included which were not suited or intended for patrol duty and for which the "Section Patrol" designation was clearly inappropriate, and these were generally given "Identification" ("ID") numbers in the same series as the "SP" numbers. In addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commandant
Commandant ( or ) is a title often given to the officer in charge of a military (or other uniformed service) training establishment or academy. This usage is common in English-speaking nations. In some countries it may be a military or police rank. It is also often used to refer to the commander of a military prison or prison camp (including concentration camps and prisoner of war camps). Bangladesh In Bangladesh Armed Forces commandant is not any rank. It is an appointment. The commandant serves as the head of any military training institutes or unit. Canada ''Commandant'' is the normal Canadian French-language term for the commanding officer of a mid-sized unit, such as a regiment or battalion, within the Canadian Forces. In smaller units, the commander is usually known in French as the ''officier commandant''. Conversely, in Canadian English, the word commandant is used exclusively for the commanding officers of military units that provide oversight and/or services to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines * New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brest, France
Brest (; ) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of the peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon. The city is located on the western edge of continental France. With 142,722 inhabitants in a 2007 census, Brest forms Western Brittany's largest metropolitan area (with a population of 300,300 in total), ranking third behind only Nantes and Rennes in the whole of historic Brittany, and the 19th most populous city in France; moreover, Brest provides services to the one million inhabitants of Western Brittany. Although Brest is by far the largest city in Finistère, the ''préfecture'' (regional capital) of the department is the much smaller Quimper. During the Middle Ages, the history of Brest was the history of its castle. Then Richelieu made it a military harbour in 1631. Brest grew around its arsenal un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cossack (SP-695) Underway
USS ''Cossack'' has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: * , part of the Stone Fleet during the American Civil War * , a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cossack United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
