USS Rose Mary
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Rose Mary |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Great Lakes Boat Building Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 24 |
| Launched | January 16, 1917 |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | 8 September 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 15 November 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Rose Mary 1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 35 Gross register tons |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Speed | 22 knots |
| Armament | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
USS Rose Mary (SP-1216) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Rose Mary was built in 1917 as a private motorboat of the same name by the Great Lakes Boat Building Company at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On 8 September 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Robert E. Hackett of Milwaukee, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Rose Mary (SP-1216).
Rose Mary served on patrol duties on the Great Lakes through the end of World War I. The Navy returned her to Hackett on 15 November 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: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-1200 through SP-1299
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Rose Mary (SP 1216)
