- USS Virginia (SP-1965)
"Virginia" was a two-masted, auxiliary
schooner in theUnited States Navy ."Virginia" built in
1902 by F. W. McCullough atNorfolk, Virginia , was acquired by the Navy onChristmas Eve of1917 under free lease from W. M. Holland of Norfolk.In Navy records, she does not appear as an active unit until July
1918 when she was listed in the Navy Directory as a unit of the 5th Naval District section patrol force —probably operating in and around Norfolk. Initially, she retained the name "Virginia" semi-officially and was so listed in several editions of the 1918 Navy Directory. However, after December1918 , she was carried on all Navy records as "SP-1965", but frequently with a parenthetical Virginia added after the official designation. The schooner served the Navy until3 January 1919 when her name was struck from the Navy list, and she was returned to her owner.References
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