USS Nemesis (SP-343)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Nemesis.
History
United States
Name: USS Nemesis
Namesake: Previous name retained
Builder: G. Smith, Patchogue, New York
Completed: 1896
Acquired: 25 May 1917
In service: 7 June 1917
Fate: Returned to owner 14 December 1918
Notes: Operated as private motorboat Nemesis 1896-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type: Patrol vessel
Tonnage: 10 gross register tons
Length: 41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Beam: 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Draft: 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) aft
Speed: 6.8 knots
Armament: one machine gun

USS Nemesis (SP-343) was a patrol vessel that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1918.

Nemesis was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1896 by G. Smith at Patchogue, Long Island, New York. On 25 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, W. L. Suyden of Else Point, Long Island, New York, for use as a patrol boat during World War I. She was placed in service as USS Nemesis (SP-343) on 7 June 1917.

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Nemesis served on patrol duties in the New York City area through the end of World War I. The Navy returned her to her owner on 14 December 1918.

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