USS Saxis
1917 US patrol vessel
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USS Saxis (SP-615) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission during 1917.
NameUSS Saxis
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderThomas Scott
Acquired5 May 1917
| 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 |
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.
