USS Minneopa

History
United States
Name	USS Minneopa
Namesake	Previous name retained
Completed	1902
Acquired	9 October 1917
Fate	Returned to owner 1918
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Minneopa 1902-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	32 ft (9.8 m)
Beam	8 ft (2.4 m)
Draft	2 ft 7 in (0.79 m)
Speed	7 knots

USS Minneopa (SP-1701) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in service from 1917 to 1918.

Minneopa was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1902. On 9 October 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, S. E. Patterson, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was placed in service as USS Minneopa (SP-1701).

Minneopa was returned to Paterson 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-1701 Minneopa 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 ID # 1700 through ID # 1799
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Minneopa (SP 1701)