Daiquiri (American Motor Boat, 1917) anchored in a harbor, prior to her World War I Navy service.
History
United States
Name
USS Daiquiri
Namesake
Former name retained by the Navy
Builder
not known
Laid down
date unknown
Launched
date unknown
Christened
as Herreshoff Hull 317; later renamed Daiquiri
Completed
in 1917 at Bristol, Rhode Island
Acquired
2 October 1917
In service
2 October 1917 as USS Daiquiri (SP-1285)
Out of service
April 1919
Stricken
1920 (est.)
Homeport
Kittery, Maine, reporting to the 1st Naval District
Fate
Sold on 10 March 1920
General characteristics
Type
Motorboat
Displacement
not known
Length
62' 4"
Beam
not known
Draft
not known
Propulsion
not known
Complement
not known
Armament
not known
USS Daiquiri (SP-1285) was a motorboat – one of a series of identical boats – planned and built by the U.S. Navy in the event they would be needed during World War I. Daiquiri was armed as a patrol craft and assigned to New England waterways under the cognizance of the 1st Naval District based at Kittery, Maine. She was sold when the war ended.
USSDaiquiri (SP-1285) was a motorboat – one of a series of identical boats – planned and built by the U.S. Navy in the event they would be needed during...
Everett Morss USSDaiquiri (SP-1285) — Charles F. Ayer, Osborne Howes, Frank S. Eaton, Oliver Ames USS Snark (SP-1291) — Carl H. Tucker USS Commodore (SP-1425)...
Army troops at Daiquirí on Cuba′s southeast coast to relieve pressure on U.S. Marines entrenched at Guantánamo Bay. During the Daiquirí operation, Wompatuck...
later YT-30 USS J. M. Guffey (SP-1279) USS Kangaroo (SP-1284) USSDaiquiri (SP-1285) USS Anemone IV (SP-1290) USS Snark (SP-1291) USS Helen Baughman (SP-1292)...
cooperated by establishing a beachhead and protecting the U.S. landing in Daiquiri. The first U.S. objective was to capture the city of Santiago in order...
the bombardments off Santiago and helped clear the way for the troops at Daiquiri, yet we had seen nothing before to equal the accuracy, rapidity, and uniformity...
chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26 km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio...
scarves in honor of breast cancer awareness month and a few of the slushy daiquiri drinks sported names in reference to the issue including one by the name...
former Confederate general Joseph Wheeler. Roosevelt and his men landed in Daiquirí, Cuba, on June 23, 1898, and marched to Siboney. Wheeler sent parts of...
The concept was that the bigger but slower warships would shield the Daiquiri beachhead and supply ships to supporting the land invasion to the east...
the bombardments off Santiago and helped clear the way for the troops at Daiquiri, yet we had seen nothing before to equal the accuracy, rapidity, and uniformity...
landing at Daiquirí, Cuba. Thomas Edison. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2009. 1898-08-05 view of Daiquirí after the...
aided stranded residents. St. George, a German steamer, ran aground at Daiquirí. A telegraph from the mayor of Trinidad, who was asking for assistance...
24 June 1898 the Americans landed under General William R. Shafter at Daiquirí and Siboney and established a base. The port of Santiago became the main...
two dominant industries of sugar and tobacco. Cuban drinks such as the daiquiri and mojito became common in the United States during this time, after Prohibition...
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