USS Boy Scout

Boy Scout underway, circa 1916–1917.
History
United States
Laid down1916
Acquired28 April 1917
Strickenc.1919
Fatenot definitely accounted for
General characteristics
Displacement9 tons
Length45 ft (14 m)
Beam9.25 ft (2.82 m)
Draught10.167 ft (3.099 m)
Propulsionnone
Speed26 knots
Complementfour officers and men
Armamentone one-pounder cannon

USS Boy Scout (SP-53) was a wooden-hulled motorboat that served as a section patrol craft, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Boy Scouts of America and by extension for Scouting throughout the world.

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