USS Miss Toledo (SP-1711) was a United States Navy patrol vessel acquired for a few months in 1918.
 Miss Toledo as a private motorboat the shipyard of her builder, the Dachel-Carter Boat Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan, prior to her acquisition by the United States Navy. A U.S. Navy officer and at least one sailor are among the people standing on her deck.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Miss Toledo |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corporation in Benton Harbor, Michigan |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | 30 April 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 14 December 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 19 Gross register tons |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Gasoline engine |
| Speed | 25 miles per hour[1] |
Miss Toledo was built in 1917 by the Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corporation at Benton Harbor, Michigan. On 30 April 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, R. M. Ellery of Toledo, Ohio, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was assigned the section patrol number SP-1711.
Although presumably acquired for patrol work on the Great Lakes, Miss Toledo apparently saw no active naval service. The Navy returned her to Ellery on 14 December 1918.
See also
edit- Other Ships built by Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corporation:
Notes
edit- ^ The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m11/miss_toledo.htm and NavSource Online at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171711.htm give Miss Toledo's speed as 25 miles per hour, implying statute miles per hour, an unusual unit of measure for the speed of a watercraft. It is possible that her speed actually was 25 knots. If 25 statute miles per hour is accurate, the equivalent in knots is 21.7.
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: Civilian Ships: Miss Toledo (Motor Boat, 1917). Taken over by the Navy in 1918
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Miss Toledo (SP 1711)
