USS Josephine (SP-1243)

The second USS Josephine (SP-1243) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Josephine as a civilian yacht sometime between 1905 and 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service.
History
United States
NameUSS Josephine
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderPeter Grutti Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana
Completed1905
Acquired27 October 1917
Commissioned5 November 1917
Decommissioned6 December 1918
FateReturned to owners
NotesOperated as civilian yacht Josephine 1905-1917 and from December 1918
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage32 tons
Length82 ft (25 m)
Beam12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
Draft4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
PropulsionDiesel engine
Speed12 knots
Armament

Josephine was built as a civilian motor yacht of the same name in 1905 by the Peter Grutti Shipyards at New Orleans, Louisiana. The U.S. Navy acquired her at New Orleans from her owners, Lee H. Tate et al. of St. Louis, Missouri, on 27 October 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned as USS Josephine (SP-1243) on 5 November 1917.

Attached to the 8th Naval District and based at Burrwood, Louisiana, Josephine patrolled the Southwest Pass, the lower Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico on the section patrol for the remainder of World War I.

Josephine was decommissioned on 6 December 1918 and was returned to Tate and his co-owners.

Josephine should not be confused with two other patrol vessels, USS Josephine (SP-913) and USS Josephine (SP-3295), which also were in commission in the U.S. Navy during World War I.

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