Name USS Idylease Laid down date unknown Length 20 m | Namesake A former name retained Launched date unknown Tonnage 26,310 kg | |
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Owner Richard Goldsmith of New York City Christened as the pleasure motor boat Idylease Builders City Island, New York City | ||
USS Idylease (SP-119) was a motor yacht leased by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as a patrol craft and was assigned to the Hampton Roads and Norfolk, Virginia, waterways. Post-war, she was restored to her civilian configuration and returned to her owner.
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Constructed in New York
Idylease (SP-119), a 65-foot motor yacht, was built in 1916 by Kyle and Purdy, City Island, New York as the civilian pleasure motor boat of the same name; acquired by the Navy from Richard Goldsmith of New York City in June 1917, and commissioned 9 July 1917, Chief Boatswain C. E. Geohegan, USNRF, in command.
World War I service
Assigned to the 5th Naval District for the rest of World War I and during the initial post-war months, Idylease performed patrol and radio inspection duties in Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, and on the Elizabeth River during the war.
Post-war disposition
She was returned to her owner at Norfolk 30 April 1919.