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USS Sadie Ross

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Sadie Ross as a commercial tug sometime between 1904 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Sadie Ross
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderAtlantic Works, East Boston, Massachusetts
Completed1904
Acquired17 May[1] or 2 June[2] 1917
Commissioned7 June 1917
FateSold 6 August 1920
NotesOperated as commercial tug Sadie Ross 1904-1917
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage49 Gross register tons
Length60 ft 6 in (18.44 m)
Beam18 ft 7 in (5.66 m)
Draft7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
Speed9.5 knots
Complement10
Armament

USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1920.

Sadie Ross was built in 1904 as a commercial tug of the same name by the Atlantic Works at East Boston, Massachusetts. On 17 May[3] or 2 June[4] 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from Rosstown Boat for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) on 7 June 1917.

Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Sadie Ross performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I.

Sadie Ross was sold on 6 August 1920.

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