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48: 230: 399: 26: 353: 427: 328:, in late November 1917 for seasonal lay-up. She returned to service after the spring thaw in 1918, and patrolled until the end of the 1918 shipping season in November 1918. 422: 363: 268: 245: 379: 432: 372: 368: 442: 380:
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until the annual icing over of the lakes ended the 1917 shipping season, when the patrol boat
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sometime between 1914 and 1917, seen on a card advertising her for hire as a
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in port, apparently around the time of her August 1917 acquisition by the
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NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Welcome (SP 1175)
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On 7 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free
384:(SP-1175), 1917–1919. Originally the civilian motor boat 428:World War I patrol vessels of the United States 8: 364:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 226:in commission from 1917 to 1918 or 1919. 34:(SP-1175) sometime between 1917 and 1919. 423:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy 358:This article incorporates text from the 263:, in 1914. She was used as a commercial 16:Patrol vessel of the United States Navy 338:on 7 March 1919 and stricken from the 178:2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) mean 20: 44: 7: 255:was built as a private open-cockpit 162:40 ft 0 in (12.19 m) 14: 304:operated on patrol duties on the 170:8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) 351: 278:from her owner, R. H. Wilcox of 46: 24: 367:. The entries can be found 113:Returned to owner 7 March 1919 1: 298:(SP-1175) on 17 August 1917. 459: 282:, Michigan, for use as a 132: 39: 23: 433:Ships built in Minnesota 133:General characteristics 128:1914–1917 and from 1919 410: 249: 73:Previous name retained 401: 318:American Boat Company 261:Saint Paul, Minnesota 232: 259:of the same name at 121:Operated as private 153:gross register tons 411: 407:United States Navy 250: 221:United States Navy 443:Great Lakes ships 316:towed her to the 269:Saint Louis River 246:Saint Louis River 210: 209: 450: 355: 354: 334:was returned to 54: 51: 50: 49: 28: 21: 458: 457: 453: 452: 451: 449: 448: 447: 413: 412: 352: 348: 52: 47: 45: 35: 17: 12: 11: 5: 456: 454: 446: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 415: 414: 396: 395: 390: 377: 347: 344: 342:the same day. 340:Navy Directory 314: (SP-623) 284:section patrol 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 196: 192: 191: 184: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 149: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 130: 129: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 97:17 August 1917 95: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 60: 56: 55: 42: 41: 37: 36: 29: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 455: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 420: 418: 408: 404: 400: 394: 391: 389: 387: 383: 378: 376: 374: 370: 365: 362: 361: 360:public domain 350: 349: 345: 343: 341: 337: 333: 329: 327: 323: 319: 315: 313: 307: 303: 299: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 272: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 247: 243: 239: 236:as a private 235: 231: 227: 225: 224:patrol vessel 222: 218: 216: 205: 202: 201: 197: 194: 193: 189: 185: 182: 181: 177: 174: 173: 169: 166: 165: 161: 158: 157: 154: 150: 147: 146: 143: 142:Patrol vessel 140: 137: 136: 131: 127: 124: 120: 117: 116: 112: 109: 108: 104: 101: 100: 96: 93: 92: 89:7 August 1917 88: 85: 84: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 68: 65: 61: 58: 57: 53:United States 43: 38: 33: 27: 22: 19: 402: 385: 381: 366: 357: 335: 331: 330: 311: 301: 300: 295: 292:commissioned 286:boat during 273: 267:boat on the 252: 251: 244:boat on the 233: 214: 212: 211: 125: 105:7 March 1919 94:Commissioned 63: 31: 18: 312:Betty M. II 306:Great Lakes 288:World War I 265:sightseeing 242:sightseeing 438:1914 ships 417:Categories 346:References 290:. She was 195:Complement 310:USS  257:motorboat 238:motorboat 217:(SP-1175) 123:motorboat 78:Completed 326:Michigan 320:dock at 203:Armament 102:Stricken 86:Acquired 70:Namesake 403:Welcome 386:Welcome 382:Welcome 332:Welcome 322:Detroit 302:Welcome 296:Welcome 294:as USS 280:Detroit 253:Welcome 234:Welcome 215:Welcome 190:maximum 148:Tonnage 126:Welcome 64:Welcome 40:History 32:Welcome 388:(1914) 356:  336:Wilcox 219:was a 159:Length 276:lease 188:knots 186:18.0 183:Speed 175:Draft 118:Notes 373:here 371:and 369:here 213:USS 206:none 167:Beam 138:Type 110:Fate 81:1914 62:USS 59:Name 30:USS 419:: 324:, 271:. 151:4 409:. 375:. 248:. 198:6

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motorboat
Patrol vessel
gross register tons
knots
United States Navy
patrol vessel

motorboat
sightseeing
Saint Louis River
motorboat
Saint Paul, Minnesota
sightseeing
Saint Louis River
lease
Detroit
section patrol
World War I
commissioned
Great Lakes
USS Betty M. II (SP-623)
American Boat Company
Detroit
Michigan
Navy Directory
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
here
here

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