USS Albatross (SP-1003), a wooden-hulled motor launch built in 1912 by the Adams Shipbuilding Co., East Boothbay, Maine, was acquired by the U.S. Navy and classified as a section patrol craft under a free lease from John R. Rothery of Boston, Massachusetts, for service during World War I.
.jpg) Albatross (American Motor Boat, 1912) Photographed prior to World War I, probably in a Maine or Canadian Atlantic coast harbor. This craft served as USS Albatross (SP-1003) in 1917-1919.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Albatross |
| Builder | Adams Shipbuilding Co., East Boothbay, Maine |
| Laid down | 1912 |
| Acquired | by lease, 1917 |
| Commissioned | 10 August 1917 |
| Reclassified | SP-1003, 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner, 1 May 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Wooden-hulled motor launch |
| Displacement | 4 long tons (4 t) |
| Length | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Beam | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 3 in (0.99 m) |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Armament | 1 × machine gun |
Service history
editWorld War I East Coast Operations
editFitted out at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, and commissioned there on 10 August 1917, the vessel was assigned to the 1st Naval District in which she served as a section patrol boat until February 1919.
Post-War Decommissioning
editFollowing a period in lay-up, she was returned to her owner, John R. Rothery of Boston, Massachusetts, 1 May 1919. Struck from the Navy list, (date unknown). Fate unknown.
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.
