USS Taniwha
History
United States
NameUSS Taniwha
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderGeorge Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts
Completed1909
Acquired
  • 14 May 1917[1] or 18 May 1917,[2] (de facto)
  • 29 September 1917 (formally)
Commissioned14 May 1917[1] or 18 May 1917,[2] (prior to formal acquisition)
Decommissioned4 April 1919
Stricken4 April 1919
FateReturned to owner 4 April 1919 or early June 1919[2][3]
NotesOperated as private yacht Taniwha 1909-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage85 tons
Length112 ft (34 m)
Beam15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Draft6 ft (1.8 m) (aft)
Speed14 knots
Complement24
Armament

USS Taniwha (SP-129) was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.

Taniwha was built as a civilian yacht in 1909 by the George Lawley & Son at Neponset, Massachusetts. The U.S. Navy acquired Taniwha under a free lease from her owner, Mr. Henry B. Anderson of New York City, for use as a patrol boat during World War I and commissioned the same day as USS Taniwha (SP-129). The date of her de facto acquisition and commissioning is reported both as 14 May 1917[1] and as 18 May 1917,[2] although the Navy did not formalize her acquisition from Anderson until several months later, on 29 September 1917.

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Taniwha operated on section patrol protecting waters near New York City against incursions by enemy forces, particularly submarines. Her service to the Navy continued through the end of hostilities, which came on 11 November 1918.

Taniwha was decommissioned on 4 April 1919, and her name was stricken from the Navy List on the same day. She was returned to her owner either that day or in early June 1919.[2][3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Per the Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images and NavSource Online
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Taniwha". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  3. 1 2 NavSource Online the yacht was returned in June 1919; according to the Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images, the date of return is variously reported as 4 April 1919 and as early June 1919

References

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