Mystery in 1916 or 1917.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Mystery (proposed) |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Builder | Gas Engine and Power Company, Morris Heights, New York |
Completed | 1916 |
Acquired | Never |
Commissioned | Never |
Notes | Registered as SP-16 for potential U.S. Navy service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessel (proposed) |
Length | 58 ft 1.5 in (17.717 m) |
Propulsion | Twin engines |
Speed | 27 knots [1] |
USS Mystery (SP-16) was the proposed designation for an armed motorboat that never actually served in the United States Navy.
Mystery was a private motorboat built in 1916 by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights, New York. The U.S. Navy inspected her in early 1917 for possible World War I service as a patrol boat in the 3rd Naval District and she was registered accordingly with the naval section patrol designation SP-16. However, the Navy never took possession of or commissioned Mystery, and she remained in civilian hands throughout the war.