For other ships with the same name, see USS Kanawha and USS Piqua.
This article is about Kanawha II as a U.S. Navy patrol vessel. For Kanwaha II as the private yacht Kanawha, see Kanawha (1899).
Kanawha II (Steam Yacht, 1899) underway, prior to her World War I Navy service.
History
United States
Name
USS Kanawha II (1917-1918)
USS Piqua (1917-1919)
Namesake
Kanawha II was her previous name retained; Piqua is a city in Ohio named for a tribe of Shawnee Indians which formerly inhabited the region
Owner
John Borden
Builder
Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York
Laid down
date unknown
Launched
1898
Acquired
28 April 1917
Commissioned
28 April 1917
Decommissioned
c. 1 July 1919 at Morris Heights, New York
Maiden voyage
New York City to Brest, France, 9 June-4 July 1917
Renamed
USS Piqua (SP-130) on 1 March 1918
Stricken
1919 (est.)
Fate
Returned to owner on 1 July 1919;s sold to Black Star Line in the 1920s.
General characteristics
Class and type
commercial yacht
Displacement
575 tons
Length
227"
Beam
24' 5"
Draft
9' 8" (mean)
Propulsion
steam engine
Speed
20 knots
Complement
65 officers and enlisted
Armament
four 3" guns
one 6-pounder gun
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