USS Courtenay P

USS Courtenay P sometime in 1917 or 1918.
History
United States
Name	USS Courtenay P (1917–1918) USS SP-899 (1918)
Namesake	Courtenay P was her previous name retained SP-899 was her section patrol number
Builder	Gas Engine and Power Company, Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York
Completed	ca. 1916
Acquired	Ordered delivered 5 July 1917
Commissioned	30 August 1917
Renamed	SP-899 in 1918
Fate	Returned to owner 12 December 1918
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Courtenay P 1916-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	52 ft (16 m)

USS Courtenay P (SP-899) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Courtenay P was built as a private motorboat of the same name in about 1916 by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. On 5 July 1917, she was ordered delivered to the U.S. Navy for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) on 30 August 1917. In 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-899.

On 6 July 1918, the Navy declared SP-899 unfit for further service and ordered her returned to her owner. Accordingly, she was duly returned to her owner on 12 December 1918.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Courtenay P (American Motor Boat, circa 1916). Served as USS Courtenay P (SP-899) and USS SP-899 in 1917-1918
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive SP-899 ex-Courtenay P. (SP 899)