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USS Pearl (SP-1219)

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History
United States
NameUSS Pearl
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderW. H. Saunders
Completed1912
Acquired23 August 1917
Commissioned1917
FateReturned to owners 23 December 1918
NotesOperated as private motorboat Pearl 1912-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Length45 ft (14 m)
Beam9 ft (2.7 m)
Draft2 ft (0.61 m)
Speed12 knots
Complement7

USS Pearl (SP-1219) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Pearl was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1912 by W. H. Saunders. On 23 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Pearl (SP-1219) and assigned to "special duty." Pearl was returned to her owner on 23 December 1918.[1]

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  1. ^ "Pearl". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2004-03-14.

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