Uss Chingachgook (Sp 35)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Chingachgook (SP-35) was a motorboat acquired by the United States Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as an armed patrol craft for the 3d Naval District and assigned to patrol New York City waterways. Unfortunately, after several months of operation by the Navy, an on-board gasoline explosion destroyed the craft. 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. 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 Chingachgook (SP-35), named after Fenimor Cooper's eponymous character, and assigned to the 3d Naval District for patrol duty.