USS Sabalo (SP-225)
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 United States
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| Name: | USS Sabalo |
| Namesake: | The sabalo, another name for the tarpon, a large, silvery game fish of the herring group, found in the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean (Previous name retained) |
| Builder: | George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts |
| Completed: | 1916 |
| Acquired: | May 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 20 July 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 March 1919 |
| Identification: | SP-225 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 3 March 1919 |
| Notes: | Operated as civilian yacht Sabalo 1916–1917 and 1919–1931 and as Breezin' Thru 1931–1940 |
 Canada
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| Name: | Cougar |
| Namesake: | The cougar, a large, solitary cat native to the Americas |
| Acquired: | 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 11 September 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 November 1945 |
| Identification: | pennant number: Z 15 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 1946; sank September 1950 |
| Notes: | Breezin' Thru 1946–1950 |
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| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 204 GRT |
| Length: | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Beam: | 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) |
| Draft: | 7 ft (2.1 m) mean |
| Speed: | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 12 |
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The first USS Sabalo (SP-225) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. Following World War I, Sabalo was sold to private interests before returning to service as a patrol vessel in World War II, this time with the Royal Canadian Navy, renamed Cougar. Returning to private ownership following the war, the vessel sank in a hurricane in 1950.
Sabalo had a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 204. The vessel was 141 ft (43 m) long overall with a beam of 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) and a draft of 7 ft (2.1 m). The ship had a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and in U.S. Navy service was equipped with two [[QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss|3-pounder guns]]. In U.S. service Sabalo had a complement of 12.
Sabalo was built as a civilian motor yacht in 1916 by George Lawley and Sons at Neponset, Massachusetts. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Mr. W. Earl Dodge of New York City, in May 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned on 20 July 1917 as USS Sabalo (SP-225). Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Sabalo operated in the New York Harbor area on section patrol duty for the remainder of World War I. Sabalo was decommissioned on 3 March 1919 and returned to Dodge the same day.
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