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{{short description|Patrol vessel of the United States Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Sea Gull}}
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1920}}
|Ship name= ''USS Sea Gull''
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|Ship builder= New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co., Morris Heights, New York
|Ship laid down= 1910, as ''Tonis''
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|Ship acquired= 18 May 1917, renamed ''Sea Gull''
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|Ship in service=16 May 1917
|Ship out of service=1918
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|Ship fate= Scrapped, 6 April 1920
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|Ship type= Wooden [[yacht]]
|Ship displacement= {{convert|38|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship length= {{convert|83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|11|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|Ship speed= {{convert|15|kn|lk=in}}
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|Ship armament=1 × [[QF 1-pounder pom-pom|1-pounder]] gun
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The second '''USS ''Sea Gull'' (SP-223)''' was a wooden [[yacht]] in the [[United States Navy]].
''Sea Gull'' was built during 1910 as ''Tonis'' by New York Yacht, Launch, & Engine Co., [[Morris Heights, New York]], was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 28 April 1917 following the entry of the [[United States]] into [[World War I]]. Placed in service on 16 May 1917, she was officially acquired by the [[US Navy]] on 18 May 1917.
== World War I East Coast Assignment ==
''Sea Gull'' patrolled the waters of the [[5th Naval District]] during her [[World War I]] service. She was based at [[Hampton Roads, Virginia]], until 3 July 1918 when she was transferred to [[Baltimore, Maryland]].
== Deactivation ==
Placed out of service late in 1918, ''Sea Gull'' was struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register|Navy List]]; sold for scrapping to J.W. Dennis of [[Ocean View, Virginia]], and removed from her [[US Navy]] berth on 6 April 1920.
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170223.htm Photo gallery] at navsource.org
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[[Category:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy]]
[[Category:World War I patrol vessels of the United States]]
[[Category:Ships built in Morris Heights, Bronx]]
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