USS Emma (SP-1223)
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Name | USS Emma |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Completed | 1891 |
Acquired | 1917 |
In service | 1917 |
Out of service | 1918 |
Notes | Operated as private motorboat Emma 1891-1917 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessel |
Tonnage | 11 gross tons |
The second USS Emma (SP-1223) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in service from 1917 to 1918.
Emmal was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1891. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was placed in non-commissioned service as USS Emma (SP-1223).
Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Emma served on patrol duties until sometime in 1918.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- SP-1223 Emma at 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
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Emma (SP 1223)