SS Roosevelt (1905)

SS Roosevelt

SS Roosevelt participating in a naval parade on the Hudson River as part of the Hudson-Fulton Anniversary Celebration in 1909.
United States
Name	Roosevelt
Namesake	Theodore Roosevelt
Owner	Peary Arctic Club
Operator	Peary Arctic Club
Builder	McKay and Dix Shipyard, [[Verona Island, Maine ]], Maine
Laid down	19 October 1904
Launched	23 March 1905
Sponsored by	Mrs. Josephine Peary
Completed	July 1905
Fate	Sold August 1910
United States
Name	SS Roosevelt
Namesake	Previous name retained
Operator	John Arbuckle
Acquired	August 1910
Fate	Sold 1915
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
Name	SS Roosevelt
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	1915
Commissioned	1917
Fate	Transferred to United States Navy 18 March 1918
Acquired	Transferred from U.S. Navy 11 June 1919
Fate	Sold into commercial service 15 July 1919 Beached and abandoned 21 January 1937
United States Navy
Name	USS Roosevelt
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Transferred from U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 18 March 1918
Commissioned	18 March 1918
Decommissioned	1919
Identification	SP-2397
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 11 June 1919
General characteristics as Bureau of Fisheries vessel
Type	Cargo liner
Tonnage	654 GRT
Displacement	1,600 tons
Length	182 ft (55 m)
Beam	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draft	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	Compound steam engine, 1,000 hp (845.7 KW), one screw
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
General characteristics as U.S. Navy vessel
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	1,600 tons
Length	182 ft (55 m)
Beam	35 ft 7 in (10.85 m)
Draft	16 ft (4.9 m)
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Armament	3 x 3-pounder guns

SS Roosevelt was an American steamship of the early 20th century. She was designed and constructed specifically for Robert Peary′s polar exploration expeditions, and she supported the 1908 expedition in which he claimed to have discovered the North Pole.

After her career with Peary, Roosevelt saw commercial use as a tug. She also operated as a United States Bureau of Fisheries supply ship and served as a United States Navy patrol vessel during World War I.