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'''USS ''Dorothy'' (SP-1289)''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[patrol vessel]] in commission from 1917 to 1918.
'''USS ''Dorothy'' (SP-1289)''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[patrol vessel]] in commission from 1917 to 1918.


''Dorothy'' was built as a [[civilian]] [[motorboat]] of the same name in 1911. On 17 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Conservation Commission of Maryland, for use as a [[section patrol]] boat during [[World War I]]. She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] as USS ''Dorothy'' (SP-1289) and was reportted as being "already in service" on 13 September 1917.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-d/dorothy.htm Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: ''Dorothy'' (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS ''Dorothy'' (SP-1289) in 1917-1918].</ref>
''Dorothy'' was built as a [[civilian]] [[motorboat]] of the same name in 1911. On 17 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Conservation Commission of Maryland, for use as a [[section patrol]] boat during [[World War I]]. She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] as USS ''Dorothy'' (SP-1289) and was reported as being "already in service" on 13 September 1917.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-d/dorothy.htm Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: ''Dorothy'' (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS ''Dorothy'' (SP-1289) in 1917-1918].</ref>


Assigned to the [[5th Naval District]], ''Dorothy'' served on patrol duties in the [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]] area.
Assigned to the [[5th Naval District]], ''Dorothy'' served on patrol duties in the [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]] area.
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==References==
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*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/dorothy.htm}}
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/dorothy.htm}}
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-d/dorothy.htm Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: ''Dorothy'' (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS ''Dorothy'' (SP-1289) in 1917-1918]
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-d/dorothy.htm Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: ''Dorothy'' (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS ''Dorothy'' (SP-1289) in 1917-1918]
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171289.htm NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Dorothy (SP 1289)]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171289.htm NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Dorothy (SP 1289)]


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[[Category:Maritime history of Maryland]]
[[Category:Chesapeake Bay boats]]
[[Category:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy]]
[[Category:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy]]
[[Category:World War I patrol vessels of the United States]]
[[Category:World War I patrol vessels of the United States]]

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Dorothy as a civilian motorboat sometime between 1911 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Dorothy
NamesakePrevious name retained
Completed1911
Acquired17 August 1917
Commissionedby 13 September 1917
Decommissioned27 November 1918[1]
FateReturned to owner 24 September[2] or 27 November[3] 1918
NotesOperated as civilian motorboat Dorothy 1911-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Length41 ft (12 m)

USS Dorothy (SP-1289) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Dorothy was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1911. On 17 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Conservation Commission of Maryland, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Dorothy (SP-1289) and was reported as being "already in service" on 13 September 1917.[4]

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Dorothy served on patrol duties in the Maryland and Virginia area.

The Navy returned Dorothy to the Conservation Commission on either 24 September[5] or 27 November[6] 1918.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Per Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Dorothy (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS Dorothy (SP-1289) in 1917-1918, which claims she was also returned to her owner on this date, although the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/dorothy.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Dorothy (SP 1289) claim that she was returned to her owner on 24 September 1918.
  2. ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/dorothy.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Dorothy (SP 1289).
  3. ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Dorothy (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS Dorothy (SP-1289) in 1917-1918.
  4. ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Dorothy (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS Dorothy (SP-1289) in 1917-1918.
  5. ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/dorothy.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Dorothy (SP 1289).
  6. ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Dorothy (American Motor Boat, 1911). Served as USS Dorothy (SP-1289) in 1917-1918.

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