USS Aloha

Aloha as a private yacht, under full sail.
History
United States
NameUSS Aloha
NamesakeAloha, a Hawaiian word meaning "hello," "farewell," and "love" (previous name retained)
BuilderFore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Completed1910
Acquired22 April 1917
Commissioned5 June 1917
Decommissioned29 January 1919
FateReturned to owner 29 January 1919
NotesServed as private yacht Aloha 1910-1917 and 1919-1938; scrapped 1938
General characteristics
TypeNaval trawler (minesweeper)
Tonnage659 Gross register tons
Length218 ft 0 in (66.45 m)
Beam35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Draft16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Installed power410 indicated horsepower (0.55-megawatt)
PropulsionSails and one triple-expansion Steam engine; one shaft
Sail planbark-rigged
Speed12 knots under steam
Complement79
Armament
  • 2 × 3-inch (76.2-millimeter) guns
  • 2 × depth charges
  • 2 × 4-inch (102-millimeter) guns added August–October 1918

USS Aloha (SP-317) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

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