Name USS Edithena Commissioned 20 June 1917 Launched 1914 | Acquired June 1917 Struck 21 October 1919 Length 23 m | |
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Builder C. L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York Fate Transferred to the Bureau of Fisheries | ||
USS Edithena was a motor boat in the United States Navy.
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Edithena (No. 624) was built by C. L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York, in 1914; purchased by the Navy in June 1917; and commissioned on 20 June 1917, Boatswain U. L. Norton, USNRF, in command.
Service Under the 1st Naval District
Assigned to the 1st Naval District, she performed patrol duty out of Boston, Massachusetts for the remainder of World War I and into 1919.
Decommissioning
She was stricken from the Navy List on 21 October 1919 and subsequently transferred to the Bureau of Fisheries.
References
USS Edithena (SP-624) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA