USS Corinthia

Corinthia (American Motor Boat, 1909).

Served as USS Corinthia (SP-938) in 1917-1918.

Corinthia, an 85-foot steel-hulled motor pleasure boat, was built in 1909 by Charles Seabury & Company of Morris Heights, New York. Leased by the Navy for World War I service, she was placed in commission as USS Corinthia (SP-938) in May 1917. For the rest of World War I the Eighth Naval District used her for patrol service along the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. She was returned to her owner in December 1918.

Underway prior to World War I.

Leased by the Navy for wartime service, this pleasure craft served as USS Corinthia (SP-938) between May 1917 and December 1918. Photographed by H.J. Harvey, of New Orleans, Louisiana, prior to World War I.

This pleasure craft was leased by the Navy for World War I service and placed in commission on 14 May 1917 as USS Corinthia (SP-938). She was returned to her owner on 7 December 1918.