Patrol vessel of the United States Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
USS Itasca .
History
United States
Name USS Itasca II
Namesake Previous name retained
Builder Hudson Yacht & Boat Building Company , Nyack , New York
Completed 1911
Acquired 29 May 1918
Commissioned 13 July 1918
Decommissioned 6 February 1919
Fate Returned to owner 1919
Notes Operated as private motorboat Itasca II 1911-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type Patrol vessel
Tonnage 58[ 1] or 85[ 2] Gross register tons
Length 99 ft 9 in (30.40 m)
Beam 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m)
Draft 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)
Speed 10 knots
Complement 10
Armament
USS Itasca II (SP-803) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Itasca II was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1911 by the Hudson Yacht & Boat Building Company at Nyack , New York . On 29 May 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, E. B. Hawkins of Duluth , Minnesota , for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was commissioned as USS Itasca II (SP-803) on 13 July 1918.
Assigned to the 3rd Naval District and based at New York City , Itasca II served on harbor and section patrol duties for the rest of World War I and into 1919.
Itasca II was decommissioned on 6 February 1919 and returned to Hawkins
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