USS ''Olympic'' (SP-260) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. ''Olympic'' was built as a civilian yacht of the same name in 1913 by

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at Seattle, Washington. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Frank Wright of Seattle, on 15 May 1917 for

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service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned on 9 June 1917 as USS ''Olympic'' (SP-260). Operating on section patrol duties in the 13th Naval District ( headquartered at

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, Washington) during World War I, ''Olympic'' patrolled in and around Puget Sound. ''Olympic'' was transferred to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey on 13 September 1919. Renamed USC&GS ''Dailhache'' on 12 November 1919, she served at Seattle with the Survey until sold to H. W. McCurdy on 10 February 1934.

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NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: USC&GS Dailhache ex-USS Olympic (SP 260)
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