USS Kathrich II (SP-148) was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Kathrich II |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | E. S. Thibault, Jacksonville, Florida |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Acquired | 8 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 9 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 6 February 1919 |
| Fate | Transferred to United States Coast Guard 4 September 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Kathrich II 1913-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 12 tons |
| Length | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Speed | 9 knots |
| Armament | None |
Kathrich II was built as a civilian motorboat in 1913 by E. S. Thibault at Jacksonville, Florida. The U.S. Navy acquired her in 1917 from her owner, Richard B. Marks of Jacksonville, for use as a patrol vessel during World War I. She was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 20 April 1917; the Navy took control of her on 8 May 1917 and commissioned her on 9 May 1917 at Charleston, South Carolina, as USS Kathrich II (SP-148).
Kathrich II was assigned to the 6th Naval District, where she operated as a section patrol boat in the harbor at Savannah, Georgia, boarding and inspecting ships and sealing radios.
On 5 February 1919, Kathrich II was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) for duty as a dispatch and radio inspection ship in Savannah harbor. Decommissioned on 6 February 1919, she remained with NOTS until 4 September 1919, when she was turned over to the United States Coast Guard for use in communications work.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Kathrich II (SP 148)
