Name USS Pearl Builder W. H. Saunders Acquired 23 August 1917 Length 14 m | Namesake Previous name retained Completed 1912 Commissioned 1917 | |
USS Pearl (SP-1219) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Pearl was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1912 by W. H. Saunders. On 23 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Pearl (SP-1219) and assigned to "special duty."
Pearl was returned to her owner on 23 December 1918.
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