USS ''Daiquiri'' (SP-1285) was a

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– one of a series of identical boats – planned and built by the

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in the event they would be needed during

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. ''Daiquiri'' was armed as a

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and assigned to

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waterways under the cognizance of the

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based at

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. She was sold when the war ended.

Constructed in Rhode Island

''Daiquiri'', 62'4" motor boat, was constructed in 1917 at

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, 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

waters for the rest of the conflict.

Post-war disposition

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

References

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Daiquiri (American Motor Boat, 1917). Served as USS Daiquiri (SP-1285) in 1917-1920
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daiquiri World War I patrol vessels of the United States Patrol vessels of the United States Navy Ships built in Bristol, Rhode Island 1917 ships