USS High Ball (1905)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USS High Ball or Highball |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Completed: | 1905 |
| Acquired: | November 1918 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 2 December 1918 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat High Ball or Highball prior to November 1918 and from December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
The second USS High Ball, also written Highball, was a United States Navy patrol vessel acquired briefly in late 1918.
High Ball was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1905. In November 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, W. W. Smithers of Cape May, New Jersey, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. Unlike the vast majority of civilian boats and craft taken into U.S. Navy service for use as patrol boats during World War I, High Ball never received a section patrol number. She became one of two boats of the name in U.S. Navy service at the time, the other being USS High Ball (SP-947).
High Ball briefly was assigned to the 4th Naval District. The end of World War I on 11 November 1918 led the Navy to return High Ball to Smithers on 2 December 1918.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Highball at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Acquired Vessels without Numbers (listed alphabetically by name)
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive High Ball