USS Edith M. III (SP-196)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Edith.
Edith M. III in civilian use sometime between 1909 and 1917.
History
Name: USS Edith M. III
Namesake: Previous name retained
Builder: V. J. Osborn, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Launched: 1909
Acquired: June 1917
Commissioned: 5 November 1917
Decommissioned: 8 May 1919
Fate: Sold 2 July 1919
General characteristics
Type: Patrol vessel
Length: 59 ft (18 m)
Beam: 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Draft: 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Speed: 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement: 11
Armament: 1 × 1-pounder gun

USS Edith M. III (SP-196) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Edith M. III was built by V. J. Osborn at Croton-on-Hudson, New York, as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1909. The United States Navy purchased her for World War I service in June 1917 and commissioned her on 5 November 1917 as USS Edith M. III' (SP-196) with Boatswain A. R. Mulkins, USNRF, in command.

Edith M. III was assigned to the 3rd Naval District, where she spent the remainder of World War I carrying men and provisions around New York Harbor.

Decommissioned on 8 May 1919, Edith M. III was sold on 2 July 1919.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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