USS Qui Vive

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Qui Vive as a private motorboat sometime in 1916 or the first half of 1917.
History
United States
Name	USS Qui Vive
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Hutchinson Brothers, Alexandria, New York
Completed	1916
Acquired	22 June 1917
Commissioned	1917
Decommissioned	6 May 1919
Fate	Returned to owner 27 May or 7 June 1919
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Qui Vive 1916-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel and hospital boat
Length	45 ft (14 m)
Beam	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Draft	1 ft 7 in (0.5 m)
Speed	20 knots
Complement	5

USS Qui Vive (SP-1004) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. She served as a hospital boat for part of her naval career.

Qui Vive was built in 1916 by Hutchinson Brothers at Alexandria, New York, for Houston Barnard of Rochester, New York. On 22 June 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from Barnard at Alexandria Bay, New York, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I, and she was commissioned as USS Qui Vive (SP-1004) in 1917.

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Qui Vive served on patrol duties until late in 1917. On 3 December 1917, she was reassigned to duty as a hospital boat at Norfolk, Virginia.

Qui Vive was decommissioned at Norfolk on 6 May 1919 and was returned to Barnard on 27 May or 7 June 1919.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Qui Vive (American Motor Boat, 1916). Served as USS Qui Vive (SP-1004) in 1917-1919
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Qui Vive (SP 1004)