USS Raccoon (SP-506)

History
United States
NameUSS Raccoon
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderGeorge Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts
Launched1915
Completed1915
Acquired5 May 1917
Commissioned5 May 1917
FateReturned to owner 17 January 1919
NotesOperated as private motorboat Raccoon 1915-1917 and 1919-1924 and Constance 1924-1925
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage16 GRT
Length50 ft (15 m)
Beam10 ft 1 in (3.07 m)
Draft3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement6
Armament

The first USS Raccoon (SP-506) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.