Section Patrol Photo Gallery

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Many vessels with ID numbers are illustrated in the section on Temporary Auxiliary Ships of World War I and in the McKellar section, but vessels with SP numbers are not similarly illustrated.
This gallery presents photos of some SP's wearing their SP numbers. Most were in naval service when photographed.

More data on most of these vessels is available here: Small Combatant SP's.

M.Y. Arawan II
M.Y. Arawan II (SP-1), 1917-1918, on 27 September 1916. (Photo # NH 95860)
USS Arawan II
USS Arawan II (SP-1), 1917-1918.
(Photo # NH 57039)
USS Tacony
USS Tacony (SP-5), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 42421)
USS Patrol No. 4
USS Patrol No. 4 (SP-8), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102118)
USS Patrol No. 5
USS Patrol No. 5 (SP-29), 1917-1919. Patrol Nos. 1-5 were sisters built by Britt Bros. (Photo # NH 102120)
USS Patrol No. 1
USS Patrol No. 1 (SP-45), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102116)
USS Dodger II
USS Dodger II (SP-46), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 101429)
USS Patrol No. 8
USS Patrol No. 8 (SP-56), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102122)
USS Shrewsbury
USS Shrewsbury (SP-70), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 42422)
USS Rutoma
USS Rutoma (SP-78), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 103210)
USS Perfecto
M.B. Perfecto (SP-86), 1917-1919. Greenport 60-foot type, similar to Russian boats.
(Photo # NH 96619)
USS Rondo
USS Rondo (SP-90), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102146)
USS Shadow III
USS Shadow III (SP-102), 1917-1921
(Photo # NH 102207)
USS Sybilla III
USS Sybilla III (SP-104), 1917-1918. Later PC-454 and PYc-46. (Photo # NH 55614)
USS Zigzag III
USS Zigzag (SP-106), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102580)
USS Taniwha
USS Taniwha (SP-129), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102254)
USS Hoqua
USS Hoqua (SP-142), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 103213)
USS Quest
USS Quest (SP-171), 1917-1919. Greenport 60-foot type, hull similar to Russian boats. The gun replaced the forward cabin. (Photo # NH 102144)
USS Privateer
USS Privateer (SP-179), 1917-1930
(Photo # NH 96621)
USS Helori
USS Helori (SP-181), 1917-1925
(Photo # NH 635)
USS Arcturus
USS Arcturus (SP-182), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 100662)
USS Edithia
USS Edithia (SP-214), 1917-1933
(Photo # NH 103215)
USS Hyac
USS Hyac (SP-216), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101795)
USS Chipper
USS Chipper (SP-256), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101396)
USS Niagara
USS Niagara (SP-263), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102065)
USS Mary Pope
USS Mary Pope (SP-291), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102015)
USS Glendoveer
USS Glendoveer (SP-292), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 45273)
USS Navajo III
USS Navajo III (SP-298), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 103216)
USS Aloha
USS Aloha (SP-317), 1917-1919
(Photo: NavSource)
USS Absegami
USS Absegami (SP-371), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 57710)
USS Vigilant
USS Vigilant (SP-406), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 45262)
USS Patrol No. 2
USS Patrol No. 2 (SP-409), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102117)
USS Aramis
USS Aramis (SP-418), 1917-1933.
Later PY-7. (Photo # NH 105704)
USS Greyhound
USS Greyhound (SP-437), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 101733)
USS Ameera
USS Ameera (SP-453), 1917-1920
(Photo # NH 94150)
USS St. Sebastian
USS St. Sebastian (SP-470), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102172)
USS Sylvia
USS Sylvia (SP-471), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102248)
USS Frances II
USS Frances II (SP-503), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101716)
USS Raccoon
USS Raccoon (SP-506), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 93943)
USS Suzanne
USS Suzanne (SP-510), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 42433)
USS Sea Gull
USS Sea Gull (SP-544), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 42436)
USS Idaho
USS Idaho (SP-545), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101826)
USS Nautilus II
USS Nautilus II (SP-559), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102057)
USS Get There
USS Get There (SP-579), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102949)
USS Halcyon II
USS Halcyon II (SP-582), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 42546)
USS Miramar
USS Miramar (SP-591), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 46032)
USS Miramar
USS Miramar (SP-591) with SC's and other SP's. (Photo # NH 42545)
USS Fearless
USS Fearless (SP-598), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101708)
USS Gurkha
USS Gurkha (SP-600), 1917-1929, with USS Virginia or New Jersey.
(Photo # NH 96135)
USS Fern
USS Fern (SP-635), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 101710)
USS Katie
USS Katie (SP-660), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101957)
USS Natoma
USS Natoma (SP-666), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 89747-A)
USS
USS Vencedor (SP-669), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102347)
USS Natoma
USS Pattina (SP-675), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102124)
USS Sussex
USS Sussex (SP-685), 1917-1920
(Photo # NH 89745-B)
USS Vester
USS Vester (SP-686), 1917-1920
(Photo # NH 42437)
USS Satilla
USS Satilla (SP-687), 1917-1920, on 15 March 1919. (Photo # NH 42547)
USS Polly
USS Polly (SP-690), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102137)
USS Cossack
USS Cossack (SP-695), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 100885)
USS Lexington II
USS Lexington II (SP-705), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 51388)
USS Nirvana
USS Nirvana (SP-706), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102066)
USS Linta
USS Linta (SP-721), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102008)
USS Margo
USS Margo (SP-870), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 46641)
USS Tern
USS Tern (SP-871), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 42439)
USS Courtenay P.
USS Courtenay P. (SP-899), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 100887)
USS Josephine
USS Josephine (SP-913), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101946)
USS Teaser
USS Teaser (SP-933), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 102257)
USS Elfin
USS Elfin (SP-965), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101701)
USS San Toy II
USS San Toy II (SP-996), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102180)
USS Yarrow
USS Yarrow (SP-1010), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102577)
USS Geraldine
USS Geraldine (SP-1011), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 101726)
USS Roamer
USS Roamer (SP-1047), 1917-1919, with two unidentified tankers.
(Photo # NH 42440)
USS Ensign
USS Ensign (SP-1051), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 101600)
USS Peggy
USS Peggy (SP-1072), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 42441)
USS Sayona II
USS Sayona II (SP-1109), 1917-1918, with USS Idylease (SP-119) to the left.
(Photo # NH 102216)
USS Hetman
USS Hetman (SP-1150), 1917-1921. Greenport 60-foot type, fast variant built for Russia.
(Photo # NH 101789)
USS Russ
USS Russ (SP-1151), 1917-1921. Greenport 60-foot boat, fast variant built for Russia.
(Photo # NH 102167)
USS Russ and Hetman
USS Russ and Hetman at Naval Air Station Miami, 12 July 1918. (Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum, AL51-132, Flickr)
USS Welcome
USS Welcome (SP-1175), 1917-1919, with probably USCGC Morrill.
(Photo # NH 102518)
USS Welcome
USS Atlantic (SP-1182), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 100579).
USS Vitesse
USS Vitesse (SP-1192), 1917-1918. Greenport 60-foot type, similar to Russian boats. (Photo # NH 45261)
USS Ocoee
USS Ocoee (SP-1208), 1917-1919
(Photo # NH 102067)
USS Charlie B. Mason
USS Charlie B. Mason (SP-1225), 1917-1918. (Photo # NH 101426)
USS Commander
USS Commander (SP-1247), 1917-1919, with a Pittsburgh class armored cruiser.
(Photo # NH 100873)
USS Ostrich
USS Ostrich (SP-1249), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 102067)
USS Velocipede
USS Velocipede (SP-1258), 1917-1919, with Russ (SP-1151) at NAS Miami, 27 June 1918. (Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum, AL51-145, Flickr)
USS Grayling
USS Grayling (SP-1259), 1917-1918, with Elsie III (SP-708) and Lynx II (SP-730)
(Photo # NH 45271)
USS Commodore
USS Commodore (SP-1249), 1917-1919, in March 1919. Herreshoff 62-foot type. (Photo # 80-G-1017187 from NHHC)
USS St. Marys
USS St. Marys (SP-1457), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 100249)
USS Bobylu
USS Bobylu (SP-1513), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 95891)
USS War Bug
USS War Bug (SP-1795), 1917-1919. Herreshoff 59-foot type.
(Photo # NH 102509)
USS Virginia
USS Virginia (SP-1965), 1917-1919. Schooner rig removed for naval service.
(Photo # NH 102358)
USS Victor
USS Victor (SP-1995), 1917-1918
(Photo # NH 42444)
USS Sea Hawk
USS Sea Hawk (SP-2365), 1917-1919. Herreshoff 62-foot type.
(Photo # NH 95891)
USS Mystery
USS Mystery (SP-2744), 1918-1919
(Photo # NH 95891)