USS Nemes (SP-424) was a United States Navy patrol vessel commissioned in July 1917 and sunk in August 1917.

Nemes as a private motorboat, sometime between 1909 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Nemes
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderVan Deise, Camden, New Jersey
Completed1909
Acquired10 July 1917
CommissionedJuly 1917
FateExploded and sank 21 August 1917
NotesOperated as private motorboat Nemes 1909-1917
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage18 gross register tons
Length50 ft 2 in (15.29 m)
Beam10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Draft2 ft 6 in (0.76 m)
Speed12 knots
Armament
Nemes as a private motorboat sometime between 1909 and 1917.

Nemes was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1909 by Van Deise at Camden, New Jersey. On 10 July 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, J. C. Noblit of Germantown, Pennsylvania, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned soon afterwards as USS Nemes (SP-424).

Assigned to the 7th Naval District headquartered at Key West, Florida, Nemes moved south to Key West to begin patrol duties there. In August 1917, scheduled to patrol around Key West, she pulled into nearby Cotteral Bay for cleaning. While she was there, an explosion rocked her on 21 August 1917, causing her to burn and sink. There were no deaths, but six men were burned.

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