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USS Sadie Ross

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Sadie Ross as a commercial tug sometime between 1904 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Sadie Ross
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderAtlantic Works, East Boston, Massachusetts
Completed1904
Acquired17 May[1] or 2 June[2] 1917
Commissioned7 June 1917
FateSold 6 August 1920
NotesOperated as commercial tug Sadie Ross 1904-1917
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage49 gross tons
Length60 ft 6 in (18.44 m)
Beam18 ft 7 in (5.66 m)
Draft7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
Speed9.5 knots
Complement10
Armament

USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1920.

Sadie Ross was built in 1904 as a commercial tug of the same name by the Atlantic Works at East Boston, Massachusetts. On 17 May[3] or 2 June[4] 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from Rosstown Boat for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) on 7 June 1917 with Boatswain's Mate J. E. Green, USNRF, in command.

Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Sadie Ross performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I.

Sadie Ross was sold on 6 August 1920.

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