William P. Frye (1901)
William P. Frye | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | William P. Frye |
| Namesake | US politician William P. Frye |
| Builder | Arthur Sewall & Co |
| Launched | 1901 |
| Fate | Scuttled by Imperial German raider SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich January 28, 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,374 grt |
| Length | 332 feet (101 m) |
William P. Frye was a four-masted steel barque named after a US Republican politician of the same name, from the state of Maine. Built by Arthur Sewall & Co of Bath, Maine she was sunk by the Imperial German Navy raider SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich in 1915. She was the first U.S. vessel sunk during World War I.