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USS Miramar (SP 672)

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Completed
  
1907

Commissioned
  
31 August 1917

Acquired
  
18 August 1917

Renamed
  
SP-672 in 1918

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Name
  
USS Miramar (1917-1918) USS SP-672 (1918)

Namesake
  
Miramar was her previous name retained SP-672 was her section patrol number

USS Miramar (SP-672), later USS SP-672, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Miramar was built as the private motorboat Lillian II at Long Island City, New York, in 1907. She later was renamed Miramar.

On 18 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired Miramar from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Miramar (SP-672) on 31 August 1917.

Assigned to the 8th Naval District, Miramar conducted patrols for the rest of World War I. During 1918, her name was changed to USS SP-672.

SP-672 was returned to her owner on 30 December 1918.

References

USS Miramar (SP-672) Wikipedia