| USS SP-912 | |
|---|---|
 SP-912 as the private motorboat Dorothea II sometime in 1916 or 1917. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS SP-912 |
| Namesake: | Her section patrol number |
| Builder: | Smith & Williams Company, Salisbury, Maryland |
| Completed: | 1916 |
| Acquired: |
Acquired May 1917 Ordered delivered 27 October 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 7 December 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 March 1919 |
| Struck: | early March 1919 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 4 April 1919 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Dorothea II 1916-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Length: | 75.6 ft (23.0 m) |
USS SP-847 was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
SP-912 was built as the private motorboat Dorothea II in 1916 by the Smith & Williams Company at Salisbury, Maryland. In May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I, but did not order her delivered until 27 October 1917. She was commissioned as USS SP-912 on 7 December 1917.
SP-912 performed patrol duties for the rest of World War I. Stricken from the Navy List in early March 1919, she was reported returned to her owner on 4 April 1919.
References[]
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Dorothea II (American Motor Boat, 1916). Served as USS SP-912 in 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive SP 912
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