USS Pomander (SP-702) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
.jpg) USS Pomander (SP-702) operating probably in the vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts, ca. summer 1917.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pomander |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 29 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owners 5 July 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Pomander 1916-1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Beam | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 5 in (0.74 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots |
| Armament | 1 × machine gun |
Pomander was built in 1916 as a private motorboat of the same name by George Lawley & Son at Neponset, Massachusetts. On 29 May 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from Bertram B. Conrad of Wareham, Massachusetts, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She soon was commissioned as USS Pomander (SP-702).
Assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England, Pomander carried out patrol duties for a time but eventually was deemed unfit for naval service and was returned to Lorenzo E. Anderson and Breckinridge Jones on 5 July 1918.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ The Dictionary of American Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p9/pomander.htm states that Pomander was chartered from Bertram B. Conrad but "returned" to Lorenzo E. Anderson and Breckinridge Jones, without further explanation. It is unclear why she was chartered from Conrad but "returned" to someone else.
References
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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: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Pomander (SP-702), 1917-1918. Originally the civilian motor boat Pomander (1916)
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Pomander (SP 702)
