USS Williams (SP-498)
Williams before World War I in private use as Grayling. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Williams, later USS SP-498 |
| Namesake |
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| Builder | B. Frank Wood, City Island, The Bronx, New York |
| Completed | 1907 |
| Acquired | 1918 |
| Commissioned | 16 March 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 18 December 1918 |
| Stricken | 18 December 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 18 December 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private yacht or motorboat, originally named Grayling, 1907-1918 and from December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 41 gross register tons |
| Length | 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Depth | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine or Internal combustion engine |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Complement | 11 |
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The first USS Williams (SP-498), sometimes cited as USS Williams '18, later USS SP-498, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from March to December 1918.