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USS Whitecap -LRB- SP-340 -RRB- was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 .. United States Navy. United States Navy. patrol vessel. patrol vessel. Whitecap was built in 1916 as a commercial fishing trawler of the same name by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc , Wisconsin .. fishing trawler. fishing trawler. Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. fishing. fishing. The U.S. Navy acquired Whitecap from the Bay State Fisheries Company of South Boston , Massachusetts , on 28 April 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel , and commissioned her as USS Whitecap -LRB- SP-340 -RRB- on 8 May 1917 .. patrol vessel. patrol vessel. Bay State Fisheries Company. Bay State Fisheries Company. World War I. World War I. commissioned. Ship commissioning. Boston. Boston, Massachusetts. Initially attached to the 1st Naval District in northern New England , Whitecap began operations out of the 2nd Naval District in southern New England in late February 1918 .. 1st Naval District. 1st Naval District. New England. New England. 2nd Naval District. 2nd Naval District. During her naval career , Whitecap operated primarily out of Newport , Rhode Island , patrolling between that base and New London , Connecticut .. Occasionally , her coastal patrols took her to Nantucket Island off Massachusetts , Block Island off Rhode Island , and Montauk Point , Long Island , New York , as well as to New York City .. Nantucket Island. Nantucket Island. Block Island. Block Island. Montauk Point. Montauk Point. Long Island. Long Island. New York. New York ( state ). New York City. New York City. When not at sea keeping tabs on the coastwise traffic of naval and merchant vessels , Whitecap performed local tow and escort service out of Newport .. Decommissioned at Boston , Massachusetts , on 11 March 1919 , Whitecap was returned to the Bay State Fisheries Company on 1 April 1919 .. Bay State Fisheries Company. Bay State Fisheries Company. Boston. Boston, Massachusetts. Her name was struck from the Navy List , and Whitecap resumed her peacetime fishing pursuits. Navy List. Navy List. fishing. fishing