USS Sadie Ross
USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1920.
 Sadie Ross as a commercial tug sometime between 1904 and 1917. | |
| History | |
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| Name | USS Sadie Ross |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Atlantic Works, East Boston, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1904 |
| Acquired | 17 May[1] or 2 June[2] 1917 |
| Commissioned | 7 June 1917 |
| Fate | Sold 6 August 1920 |
| Notes | Operated as commercial tug Sadie Ross 1904-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 49 Gross register tons |
| Length | 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) |
| Speed | 9.5 knots |
| Complement | 10 |
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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.
Notes
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s2/sadie_ross.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sadie Ross (SP 736)
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Sadie Ross (American Harbor Tug, 1904). Served as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) in 1917-1920
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s2/sadie_ross.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sadie Ross (SP 736)
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Sadie Ross (American Harbor Tug, 1904). Served as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) in 1917-1920
References
- 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: Sadie Ross (American Harbor Tug, 1904). Served as USS Sadie Ross (SP-736) in 1917-1920
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sadie Ross (SP 736)
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