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May (SP 164)


Patrol Yacht: Built in 1891 by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Troon, Scotland; Purchased by the Navy, 11 August 1917; Commissioned 7 October 1917; Ran aground off Cape Engano, Santo Domingo 27 July 1919; Wreck abandoned, 28 February 1920; Hull sold, 6 February 1922.

Specifications: Displacement 100 t.; Length 239' 1"; Beam 27' 10"; Draft 15'; Speed 13 kts.; Complement 77; Armament two 3" and two machine guns; Propulsion steam.
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May 52k At anchor, prior to World War I.
USN Photograph NH 102024
Naval Historical Center
May 85k . Jim Rogers
May 77k At Bermuda in November 1917. Photographed from USS Margaret (SP-527).
Courtesy of Raymond D. Borden
USN Photograph NH 46437
Naval Historical Center

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: May, a steam yacht built in 1891 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Troon, Scotland, was purchased by the Navy from J. R. De Lamar 11 August 1917; and commissioned 7 October 1917.

Operating out of New London, Conn., May patrolled along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean during World War I, protecting vital Allied shipping from German U-boats. She ran aground on a reef off Santo Domingo, 27 July 1919; after efforts to refloat her failed she was declared abandoned 28 February 1920. Her hulk was sold 6 February 1922.
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