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USS Lillie B (SP 1502)

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Name
  
USS Lillie B

Completed
  
1881

Length
  
14 m

Namesake
  
Previous name retained

Acquired
  
20 April 1917

Fate
  
Returned to owner 5 September 1917

Notes
  
No active naval service

USS Lillie B (SP-1502), also SP-1520, sometimes spelled Lillie B., was a motorboat leased by the United States Navy in 1917 for use as a patrol boat.

Lillie B was built in 1881 at New Orleans, Louisiana. The U.S. Navy leased her on 20 April 1917 from her owner, E. Macrenaris of Tarpon Springs, Florida, for use as a patrol boat during World War I.

Lillie B saw no active naval service, and the Navy returned her to her owner on 5 September 1917.

References

USS Lillie B (SP-1502) Wikipedia