Laid down date unknown Commissioned 24 May 1917 Struck c. 1919 Length 19 m | Acquired 1 May 1917 Out of service c. 1919 Launched 1916 Draft 1.27 m | |
Fate returned to her owner 15 February 1919 | ||
USS Magistrate (SP-143) was a Magistrate-class patrol boat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of patrolling the coasts and harbors of the United States.
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Magistrate, a wooden hull gas powered boat, was built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1916; acquired by the Navy under free lease from Henry S. Vanderbilt of New York City, 1 May 1917; delivered 14 May 1917; and commissioned 24 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 of Long Island Sound while operating out of New London, Connecticut.
Post-war deactivation
Following the end of World War I, she was returned to her owner 15 February 1919.
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