USS Arval

USS Arval (SP–1045) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Arval as a private motorboat sometime between 1911 and 1917.
History
United States
Name	USS Arval
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Stamford Motor Construction Company, Stamford, Connecticut
Completed	1911
Acquired	1 November 1917
Commissioned	1 November 1917
Decommissioned	27 February 1919
Stricken	27 February 1919
Fate	Returned to owner 27 February 1919
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Arval 1911-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel employed as hospital boat
Tonnage	49 Gross register tons
Length	75 ft (23 m)
Beam	14 ft (4.3 m)
Draft	10 ft (3.0 m) forward
Speed	11 knots
Complement	7
Armament	2 × 1-pounder guns

Arval was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1911 by the Stamford Motor Construction Company at Stamford, Connecticut. On 1 November 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Donald N. Test, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day at Chicago, Illinois, as USS Arval (SP-1045).

Arval departed Chicago on the day of her commissioning and arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, on 7 November 1917. Assigned to the 6th Naval District section patrol and based at Wilmington, North Carolina, Arval patrolled the coastal waters of North Carolina through the end of World War I.

In January 1919, Arval moved north to New York City. She was decommissioned and returned to her owner on 27 February 1919, and stricken from the Navy List the same day.

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: Arval (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS Arval (SP-1045) in 1917-1919
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Arval (SP 1045)