USS Almax II
USS Almax II (SP-268) was a motorboat acquired by the United States Navy for use as a patrol boat during World War I. She was outfitted with light guns and assigned patrol duty in the Chesapeake Bay area. Post-war she served with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey before she was sold in 1920.
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Almax II |
| Owner | Mr. F. Mayer, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Builder | Salisbury Marine Construction Company, Salisbury, Maryland |
| Launched | 1912 |
| Fate | Acquired by United States Navy 18 May 1917 |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Almax II |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Acquired | 18 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 18 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 28 March 1919 |
| Homeport | Newport News and Norfolk, Virginia |
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| United States | |
| Name | USC&GS Almax II |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Operator | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey |
| Acquired | 28 March 1919 |
| Fate | Transferred to U.S. Navy 21 February 1920 |
| General characteristics (as U.S. Navy patrol boat) | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Tonnage | 22 gross tons |
| Length | 56 feet 9 inches (17.3 m) |
| Beam | 11 feet 11 inches (3.6 m) |
| Draft | 3 feet 6 inches (1.1 m) (aft) |
| Speed | 11.4 miles per hour (9.9 kn; 18.3 km/h) |
| Crew | 8 enlisted personnel |
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