USS Dorothy (SP-1289)

Dorothy as a civilian motorboat sometime between 1911 and 1917.
History
United States
Name	USS Dorothy
Namesake	Previous name retained
Completed	1911
Acquired	17 August 1917
Commissioned	by 13 September 1917
Decommissioned	27 November 1918[1]
Fate	Returned to owner 24 September[2] or 27 November[3] 1918
Notes	Operated as civilian motorboat Dorothy 1911-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	41 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.

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• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• 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
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Dorothy (SP 1289)