USS Nightingale (SP-523)

History
United States
Laid downdate unknown
Launcheddate unknown
Acquired11 June 1917
Commissioned29 June 1917
Out of service8 September 1919
Strickenc1919
FateSold, 15 December 1919
General characteristics
Displacement14 tons
Length46 ft (14 m)
Beam16 ft (4.9 m)
Draftvaries
Speed13.9 knots
Complement11
Armamentone 1–pounder., 1 machine gun

USS Nightingale (SP-523) was a Nightingale-class patrol boat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of patrolling coast and harbor waters of the United States.

Nightingale, a motorboat built by C. W. Ferguson, Groton, Connecticut, was acquired by the Navy from J. L. Hubbard, Groton, 11 June 1917 and commissioned 29 June 1917 at Newport, Rhode Island.

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