USS J. A. Palmer
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake |
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| Builder | Jackson and Sharp Company, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Launched | 1911 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Acquired | 7 April 1917 |
| Commissioned | 7 April 1917 |
| Renamed | USS SP-319 17 January 1919 |
| Fate | Transferred to United States Coast Guard 10 September 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as commercial fishing vessel J. A. Palmer 1912-1917 and as U.S. Coast Guard cable ship USCGC Pequot (1919) 1919-1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 276 tons |
| Length | 155 ft (47 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | One compound-expansion steam engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Armament | 2 × 1-pounder guns |
| Notes | Call sign GSRJ |
USS J. A. Palmer (SP-319), later USS SP-319, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission between 1917 and 1919. The vessel was later USCGC Pequot in U.S. Coast Guard service.