USS Sabalo (SP-225)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Sabalo |
| Namesake | The sabalo, another name for the tarpon, a large, silvery game fish of the herring group, found in the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean (Previous name retained) |
| Builder | George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 11 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 20 July 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 3 March 1919 |
| Identification | SP-225 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 3 March 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian yacht Sabalo 1916–1917 and 1919–1931 and as Breezin' Thru 1931–1940 |
| Canada | |
| Name | Cougar |
| Namesake | The cougar, a large, solitary cat native to the Americas |
| Acquired | 1940 |
| Commissioned | 11 September 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 23 November 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: Z 15 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 1946; sank September 1950 |
| Notes | Breezin' Thru 1946–1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 204 GRT |
| Length | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) mean |
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 12 |
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The first USS Sabalo (SP-225) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. Following World War I, Sabalo was sold to private interests before returning to service as a patrol vessel in World War II, this time with the Royal Canadian Navy, renamed Cougar. Returning to private ownership following the war, the vessel sank in a hurricane in 1950.