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USS Etta M. Burns

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History
United States
NameUSS Etta M. Burns
NamesakePrevious name retained
Completed1902
Acquired1917
Commissioned2 June 1917
Stricken3 February 1919
FateReturned to owner 1919
NotesOperated as civilian schooner 1902-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage40 gross register tons
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam18 ft 4 in (5.59 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionSails plus auxiliary engine
Speed7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Complement13

USS Etta M. Burns (SP-542) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Etta M. Burns was built as a civilian schooner in 1902. In 1917, the U.S. Navy leased her for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Etta M. Burns (SP-542) on 2 June 1917.

Assigned to the 1st Naval District, Etta M. Burns operated on patrol duties in northern New England for the rest of World War I.

Etta M. Burns was stricken from the Navy List on 3 February 1919 and returned to her owner.

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