The USS Sea Hawk (SP-2365) was an armed motorboat built in 1917 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island. Originally constructed as a civilian vessel named Herreshoff No. 319, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy from Arthur Winslow of Boston on October 20, 1917, to serve during World War I. She was commissioned into naval service in December 1917 as USS Sea Hawk (SP-2365). Designed as a patrol vessel, Sea Hawk was utilized primarily within the 1st Naval District, operating around Boston, Massachusetts. Her duties involved patrolling coastal waters and ensuring maritime security during the wartime period. Later, her assignment was transferred to the 7th Naval District, where she operated in Florida waters, reflecting her role in guarding U.S. coastlines and harbors. In October 1918, an order was issued from Washington, D.C., to prepare Sea Hawk along with five other section patrol boats for deployment to France as deck cargo, intended to support Allied operations at Brest, France. This operation was likely canceled following the armistice of November 11, 1918, which ended hostilities and reduced the need for additional patrol vessels in Europe. After World War I concluded, Sea Hawk was decommissioned and remained stationed at Key West, Florida. Her service came to an abrupt end during the night of September 9–10, 1919, when she was lost in the devastating Florida Keys hurricane. Despite efforts to recover her, she was never found again, marking the end of her brief but active service as a patrol vessel during a critical period of maritime security in World War I.

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