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USS Perfecto (SP 86)

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Name
  
USS Perfecto (SP-86)

Operator
  
United States Navy

In service
  
25 June 1917

Owner
  
J. J. Phelps

Acquired
  
22 June 1917

Length
  
18 m

USS Perfecto (SP-86)

Fate
  
Returned to private owner on 18 February 1919.

Builder
  
Greenport Basin and Construction Company

USS Perfecto (SP-86) was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy during World War I. She was built in 1917 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Company in Greenport, New York, and owned by J. J. Phelps of Hackensack, New Jersey. She was acquired by the Navy on 22 June 1917 and placed in service on 25 June 1917. During World War I, Perfecto served in the 5th Naval District, headquartered in Norfolk Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia. She patrolled the coastline for German U-boats. She was returned to her owner, Phelps, after the war ended on 18 February 1919.

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USS Perfecto (SP-86) Wikipedia