USS Rose Mary
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | USS Rose Mary |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Great Lakes Boat Building Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 24 |
| Launched | January 16, 1917 |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | 8 September 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 15 November 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Rose Mary 1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 35 Gross register tons |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Speed | 22 knots |
| Armament | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
USS Rose Mary (SP-1216) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Rose Mary was built in 1917 as a private motorboat of the same name by the Great Lakes Boat Building Company at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On 8 September 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Robert E. Hackett of Milwaukee, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Rose Mary (SP-1216).
Rose Mary served on patrol duties on the Great Lakes through the end of World War I. The Navy returned her to Hackett on 15 November 1918.
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: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-1200 through SP-1299
- Photo gallery of USS Rose Mary at NavSource Naval History