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USS Chingachgook

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area, but on 31 July 1917 her gasoline tank exploded, injuring members of the crew and igniting the ship. A survey of 13 October found her hull worthless and beyond repair.
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Her owner – T. W. Brigham of Greenport – had her armed as a patrol craft as part of the preparedness movement then active in the United States.
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She was acquired by the Navy for World War I service in May 1917, and on 6 June 1917 she was placed in commission as USS
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waterways. After several months of operation by the Navy, an on-board gasoline explosion destroyed the craft.
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Decommissioned at the beginning of October, her remains were disposed of by burning on 19 February 1918.
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Chingachgook (American Motor Boat, 1916). Served as USS Chingachgook (SP-35) in 1917
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Damaged beyond repair, 31 July 1917; disposed of by burning, 19 February 1918
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USS Chingachgook (SP-35)

Long Island
Greenport Basin and Construction Company
New York City
Motorboat
Internal combustion engine
1-pounder
machine gun
motorboat
United States Navy
World War I
patrol craft
3d Naval District
New York City
Greenport Basin and Construction Company
Greenport, Long Island, New York
James Fenimore Cooper's Last of the Mohicans character
3d Naval District
New York City
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
here
Chingachgook (American Motor Boat, 1916). Served as USS Chingachgook (SP-35) in 1917
NavSource Online: Chingachgook (SP 35)
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Shipwrecks
HMS Itchen

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