 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] |
USS Miss Toledo (SP-1711) was a United States Navy patrol vessel acquired for a few months in 1918.
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
- Other Ships built by Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corporation:
Notes
- ^ 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
- 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)