USS Edorea

USS Edorea (SP-549) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Edorea as the private motor yacht Monaloa prior to World War I.

USS Edorea (SP-549) in an icy port in 1918, probably in the Delaware Bay area. Other section patrol vessels are at left.
History
United States
NameUSS Edorea
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderGeorge Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts
Completed1909
Acquired1917
Commissioned27 July 1917
Decommissioned10 December 1918
FateReturned to owner
NotesOperated as private motor yacht Monaloa and Edorea 1909–1917 and Edorea from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage104 gross register tons
Length137 ft 4 in (41.86 m)
Beam15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Draft7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Speed13 knots
Complement25
Armament1 × 3-pounder gun

Edorea was built as the private motor yacht Monaloa by George Lawley & Son at Neponset, Massachusetts in 1909. She later was renamed Edorea.

In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired Edorea under a free lease from her owner for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Edorea (SP-549) on 27 July 1917.

Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Edorea operated on convoy escort and patrol duties in the Cape May, New Jersey, area for the rest of World War I. She also escorted U.S. Navy submarines to sea for target practice.

Edorea was decommissioned on 10 December 1918 and returned to her owner.

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