Wego (S.P. 1196)
1917-1918
The Navy retained the name carried by this small craft at the time of her acquisition.
(S.P. 1196: length 34'5"; beam 9'0"; draft 2'9" (aft); speed 10.0 knots; complement 4; armament 1 machine gun)
Wego (sometimes spelled We-go), a wooden-hulled motor boat built by the Camden Anchor Rockland Machine Co., was acquired by the Navy under free-lease from Mrs. R. B. Fuller of New York City, N.Y.; given the identification number S.P. 1196; and was listed as "delivered and commissioned" as of 9 August 1917.
Apparently assigned to local patrol duties in the First Naval District, Wego presumably operated in such activities into the autumn of 1918. However, little is known for certain about the boat's actual routine because no deck logs are extant. Wego was returned to her owner as of 1 October 1918, in advance of the Armistice.
Updated, Robert J. Cressman
21 April 2022
