| USS Cozy (SP-556) | |
|---|---|
 Cozy as a civilian motorboat prior to her United States Navy service. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS Cozy |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | L. P. Trader |
| Acquired: | 15 November 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 30 November 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | December 1918 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 20 December 1918 |
| Notes: | Operated as civilian motorboat Cozy until November 1917 and from December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 12 gross register tons |
| Length: | 35 ft (11 m)[1] or 50 ft (15 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Draft: | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Speed: | 8 knots |
| Complement: | 6 |
| Armament: |
1 x machine gun 1 x Y-gun |
USS Cozy (SP-556) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Cozy was built as a wooden-hulled civilian working motorboat of the same name by L. P. Trader. On 15 November 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, Harry N. Collins of Franklin City, Virginia, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Cozy (SP-556) on 30 November 1917.
Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Cozy served on patrol duties for the rest of World War I.
Cozy was decommissioned in December 1918 and returned to Collins on 20 December 1918.
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- 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: Cozy (American Motor Boat). Served as USS Cozy (SP-556) in 1917-1918
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Cozy (SP 556)
The original article can be found at USS Cozy (SP-556) and the edit history here.