The USS Vivace (SP-583) was a U.S. Navy patrol vessel that served during World War I from 1917 to 1918. Originally built in 1904 as a private steam yacht named Vixen, she was constructed by the Charles L. Seabury Company and the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. Designed by naval architect Charles L. Seabury, the vessel was recognized for her speed and elegant design, typical of private yachts of that era. Subsequently, she was renamed Vivace. The vessel’s specifications are not detailed on the Wikipedia page, but she was originally a fast private steam yacht, suggesting a sleek hull and powerful steam engines suitable for leisurely cruising and high performance. Her ownership remained with the two construction companies that built her until her military service, indicating her status as a privately owned vessel before her naval requisition. On June 18, 1917, the U.S. Navy enrolled her in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve, and her owners delivered her to the Navy on June 29, 1917. She was officially commissioned as USS Vivace (SP-583) on September 20, 1917. Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Vivace performed patrol duties within the New York City area, contributing to maritime security during the war. Due to operational or maintenance difficulties, the USS Vivace was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy List on September 28, 1918—less than a month before the war concluded. After her decommissioning, she was sold as "junk" to Marvin Briggs, Inc., of Brooklyn, New York, on April 16, 1919. Her service exemplifies the use of private yachts converted for wartime patrol duties, a common practice during World War I, emphasizing her role in harbor defense and local patrols in the busy New York maritime area.

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