USS Vincent WW1 US NAVY Ship Builders Plaque Vintage MUSEUM PIECE patrol boat

Description

Stunning Bronze ships plaque from the USS Vincent, a WW1 US Navy Section Patrol Boat . Ships plaques from military naval vessels are VERY tough to find in private hands.  This one came from the estate of a major North Carolina collector of Spanish-American War and WW1 historic relics. Measures 12" x 8".
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vincent
as a private
motorboat
. The presence of three
United States Navy
sailors
on her
deck
suggests that the photograph was taken at the time of her inspection for possible naval service in 1917 or 1918.
History
United States
Name
USS
Vincent
Namesake
Previous name retained
Builder
Britt Brothers
,
Lynn
,
Massachusetts
Completed
1909
Acquired
1917 or 1918
[1]
Commissioned
28 June 1917,
[2]
20 June 1918,
[3]
or 28 June 1918.
[4]
Stricken
28 June 1919
Fate
Returned to owner 28 June 1919
Notes
Operated as
civilian
motorboat
Vincent
from 1909 to 1917 or 1918 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type
Patrol vessel
Tonnage
17
Gross register tons
Length
49 ft 0 in (14.94 m)
Beam
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)
Draft
2 ft 10 in (0.86 m)
Propulsion
Internal combustion engine
, one shaft
Speed
9.0
knots
Complement
4
Armament
None
USS
Vincent
(SP-3246)
was a
United States Navy
patrol vessel
in commission from 1917 or 1918 to 1919.
Background
[
edit
]
Vincent
was built as a
civilian
wooden single-
screw
cabin
motorboat
of the same name in 1909 by Britt Brothers at
Lynn
,
Massachusetts
. The U.S. Navy acquired her under a free
lease
from her owner, the Transfer Company of
Norwich
,
Connecticut
, for use as a
section patrol
boat during
World War I
; sources differ on the date of the acquisition, suggesting that it could have happened in both June 1917 and June 1918.
[1]
She was
commissioned
as USS
Vincent
(SP-3246); sources disagree on her commissioning date, stating that it was 28 June 1917,
[2]
20 June 1918,
[3]
and 28 June 1918
[4]
Vincent
was assigned to the
3rd Naval District
. No deck
logs
have been found describing her service there, but she presumably performed patrol duties at least through the end of World War I.
[2]
The Navy returned
Vincent
to the Transfer Company on 28 June 1919 and she was stricken from the
Navy List
the same day.