| USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) | |
|---|---|
 Sadie Ross as a commercial tug sometime between 1904 and 1917. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS Sadie Ross |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | Atlantic Works, East Boston, Massachusetts |
| Completed: | 1904 |
| Acquired: | 17 May[1] or 2 June[2] 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 7 June 1917 |
| Fate: | Sold 6 August 1920 |
| Notes: | Operated as commercial tug Sadie Ross 1904-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 49 gross tons |
| Length: | 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m) |
| Beam: | 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) |
| Draft: | 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) |
| Speed: | 9.5 knots |
| Complement: | 10 |
| Armament: |
2 x 1-pounder guns 1 x machine gun |
USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1920.
Sadie Ross was built in 1904 as a commercial tug of the same name by the Atlantic Works at East Boston, Massachusetts. On 17 May[3] or 2 June[4] 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from Rosstown Boat for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) on 7 June 1917 with Boatswain's Mate J. E. Green, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Sadie Ross performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I.
Sadie Ross was sold on 6 August 1920.
Notes[]
- ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s2/sadie_ross.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sadie Ross (SP 736)
- ↑ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Sadie Ross (American Harbor Tug, 1904). Served as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) in 1917-1920
- ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s2/sadie_ross.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sadie Ross (SP 736)
- ↑ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Sadie Ross (American Harbor Tug, 1904). Served as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) in 1917-1920
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Sadie Ross (American Harbor Tug, 1904). Served as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) in 1917-1920
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sadie Ross (SP 736)
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