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Minerva (SP 425)


Built in 1914 by the Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, CT; Acquired by the Navy, 7 May 1917; Commissioned USS Minerva (SP 425), 20 July 1917; Decommissioned, 14 January 1919 and returned to her owner. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 55 t.; Length 80'; Beam 14'"; Draft 4' 6"; Speed 12 kts.; Complement 13; Armament one 1-pounder and two machine guns.
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Minerva 78k Photographed prior to World War I.
USN Photo NH 102032
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: In Roman mythology the god of the arts and handicrafts.

Minerva (SP-425) was built by Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Conn., in 1914; acquired by the Navy under free lease from her owner, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Bowen of New York City, 7 May 1917; and commissioned 20 July 1917, Ens. R. G. Megargel, USNRF, in command.

Assigned to the 3d Naval District, New York, Minerva served during World War I as a section patrol boat in the coastal waters of the New York area. In addition she guarded the submarine and torpedo nets in the approaches to New York harbor. Afrer the Armistice, she was decommissioned and returned to her owner 14 January 1919.

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