Virginia, Motor Boat SP-746 History
Virginia -- a motorboat built in 1906 at City Island, New York, and used by the Maine lobster warden -- was acquired by the Navy on 13 July 1917 under free lease from the state of Maine. Though officially designated SP-746 on the Navy list, Virginia retained her name informally while in naval service. The Navy Directory for 1918 lists her as Virginia (SP-746) and indicates that she was assigned to the 1st Naval District. The vessel, under the command of Boatswain A. D. Closson, USNRF, conducted patrols out of the section base located at Machias, Maine. She served the Navy until she was returned to her owner on 28 January 1919 when her name was struck from the Navy list.

Tonnage, 26; Length, 61.6'; Beam, 10.4'; Draft, 3'6"; Speed, 15 mph; Complement, 6; Armament, one machine gun
Bibliography
James L. Mooney, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981), Vol.7: T-V, p. 543

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