USS Secret

	USS Secret (SP-1063) during World War I. Several barges are in the background.
History
United States
Name	USS Secret
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	William E. Haff, New Rochelle, New York
Completed	1917
Acquired	28 May 1917
Commissioned	28 May 1917
Decommissioned	30 December 1918
Fate	Returned to owner 30 December 1918
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Secret 1916-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	37 ft (11 m)
Beam	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Draft	2 ft (0.61 m)
Speed	22 miles per hour

USS Secret (SP-1063) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Secret was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1916 by William E. Haff at New Rochelle, New York. On 28 May 1917, the U.S. Navy leased her from her owner, John S. Baker of Short Hills, New Jersey, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Secret (SP-1063).

Secret was decommissioned on 30 December 1918 and was returned to Baker the same day.

Notes

^ The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s9/secret.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Secret (SP 1063) give Secret's speed as 22 miles per hour, implying statute miles per hour, an unusual unit of measure for the speed of a watercraft. It is possible that her speed actually was 22 knots. If 22 statute miles per hour is accurate, the equivalent in knots is 19.