- USS Magistrate (SP-143)
USS "Magistrate" (SP-143) was a "Magistrate"-class
patrol boat acquired by theU.S. Navy for the task of patrolling the coasts and harbors of the United States."Magistrate", a wooden hull gas powered boat, was built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.,
Bristol, Rhode Island , in1916 ; acquired by the Navy under free lease from Henry S. Vanderbilt ofNew York City ,1 May 1917 ; delivered14 May 1917 ; and commissioned24 May 1917 , Ens. W. J. Dailey,USNRF , in command.World War I service
Assigned to the
2d Naval District , "Magistrate" patrolled waters at the eastern end ofLong Island Sound while operating out ofNew London, Connecticut .Post-war deactivation
Following the end of
World War I , she was returned to her owner15 February 1919 .References
See also
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World War I
*Patrol boat External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170143.htm NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive - Magistrate (SP 143)]
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