| The third Idaho (SP-545), a motor boat, was built in 1907
by Stearns & McKay, Marblehead, Massachusetts; acquired from her owner,
W. W. Vessel of Pittsburgh, in June 1917; and commissioned at Cape May, New
Jersey, 12 July 1917, Chief Quartermaster W. H. Naylor, USNRF, in
command. |
| Idaho was assigned to the 4th Naval District for patrol
and general duties, serving on harbor entrance patrol and submarine net patrol
in the Cape May and Philadelphia areas. She was out of commission during
the winter of 1917-18, and finally returned to her owner 30 November
1918. |
Tonnage, 23; Length, 60'; Beam, 12'6"; Draft, 4"; Speed, 11 knots;
Armament, one machine gun |
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Bibliography
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James L. Mooney, Dictionary of American Naval
Fighting Ships, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,
1968, Reprint 1977), Vol.3: G-K, p. 416 |
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