For similarly named ships, see USS Josephine.

History
United States
NameUSS Josephine H. II
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderBosserdet Yacht and Engine Company
Completed1912
AcquiredJuly 1917
Commissioned3 August 1917
Decommissioned29 November 1918
FateReturned to owner 11 March 1919
NotesOperated as civilian motorboat Josephine H. II 1912-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Length65 ft (20 m)
Beam12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Draft4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
Speed12 Knots
ArmamentNone

USS Josephine H. II (SP-245) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Josephine H. II was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1912 by the Bosserdet Yacht and Engine Company. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owners, John R. Shuman et al., in July 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned on 3 August 1917 as USS Josephine H. II (SP-245).

Based at Detroit, Michigan, Josephine H. II was assigned to the "9th, 10th, and 11th Naval Districts"—a single administrative entity at the time consisting of the 9th Naval District, 10th Naval District, and 11th Naval District—for duty on the section patrol. She performed guard duty and regulated traffic on the Detroit River and in Lake St. Clair for the remainder of World War I.

Josephine H. II was decommissioned on 29 November 1918. She was returned to Shuman and his co-owners on 11 March 1919.

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