page_title: USS Pirate (SP-229)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Pirate (SP-229)
caption_attribution_description: English: United States Navy patrol vessel USS Pirate (SP-229) during World War I
context_page_description: The first USS Pirate (SP-229) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
  Pirate was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1916 by the A. Craven Construction Company at Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, A. Halsey, on 5 September 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned the same day as USS Pirate (SP-229).
  Pirate patrolled along the United States East Coast for the remainder of World War I.
  Pirate was returned to her owner on 26 December 1918.
context_section_description: The first USS Pirate (SP-229) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
  Pirate was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1916 by the A. Craven Construction Company at Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, A. Halsey, on 5 September 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned the same day as USS Pirate (SP-229).
  Pirate patrolled along the United States East Coast for the remainder of World War I.
  Pirate was returned to her owner on 26 December 1918.
caption: USS Pirate during World War I.
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