| USS Euphemia (SP-539) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS Euphemia |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Completed: | 1898 |
| Acquired: | 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 25 June 1917 |
| Struck: | 21 October 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold 1920 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Euphemia until 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
USS Euphemia (SP-539) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Euphemia was built in 1898 as a private motorboat. In 1917, the U.S. Navy purchased her for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Euphemia (SP-539) on 25 June 1917.
Assigned to the 1st Naval District, Euphemia operated on patrol duties in northern New England waters for the rest of World War I and into 1919.
Euphemia was stricken from the Navy List on 21 October 1919 and sold in 1920.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- SP-539: Euphemia at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-500 through SP-599
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Euphemia (SP 539)
The original article can be found at USS Euphemia (SP-539) and the edit history here.