Name USS Politesse Completed 1911 Commissioned 15 April 1917 | Namesake Previous name retained Acquired 17 April 1917 | |
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Builder J. R. Robertson, Waltham, Massachusetts | ||
USS Politesse (SP-662) was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.
Politesse was built as a civilian motorboat in 1911 by J. R. Robertson at Waltham, Massachusetts, for Frederick G. Hood. In 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her for use as a patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned on 15 April 1917 as USS Politesse (SP-662). Apparently, her charter officially went into effect two days later, on 17 April 1917.
Politesse performed patrol duty at Boston, Massachusetts, for the remainder of World War I.
After World War I, the Navy returned Politesse to her owner. Sources differ on the date of the return, giving it as both 29 May 1919 and 5 July 1919.
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