USS Saxis

History
United States
Name	USS Saxis
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Thomas Scott
Acquired	5 May 1917
Fate	Wrecked 7 July 1917
Notes	Operated as civilian motorboat Saxis until 1917
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
Beam	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Draft	2 ft 6.25 in (0.7684 m) mean
Speed	10 knots
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun

USS Saxis (SP-615) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission during 1917.

Saxis was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name by Thomas Scott. On 5 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from the Virginia Fish Commission for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. Saxis was wrecked when she became stranded at West Point, Virginia, on 7 July 1917.

Presumably Saxis was commissioned as USS Saxis (SP-615) sometime between her acquisition and loss, but one source ^[1] states without further explanation that Saxis may have been wrecked before seeing any actual U.S. Navy service.

Notes

1. Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: SP-615:Saxis at "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-600 through SP-699

References

• 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: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: SP-615:Saxis at "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-600 through SP-699
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Saxis (SP 615)