Name USS Julia Hamilton Acquired 17 August 1917 Length 17 m | Namesake Previous name retained Type Patrol vessel | |
Fate Returned to owner 28 March 1918 Notes Operated as civilian schooner Julia Hamilton until 1917 and from 1918 | ||
USS Julia Hamilton (SP-1460) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in service from 1917 to 1918.
Julia Hamilton was built as a wooden civilian schooner of the same name. On 17 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Maryland Conservation Commission, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She entered service as USS Julia Hamilton (SP-1460).
Assigned to the 5th Naval District and based at Norfolk, Virginia, Julia Hamilton served on patrol duties in the Chesapeake Bay during her naval career. The Navy returned her to the Conservation Commission on 28 March 1918.
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