| Virginia -- a two-masted, auxiliary schooner built in 1902
by F. W. McCullough at Norfolk, Virginia -- was acquired by the Navy on Christmas
Eve of 1917 under free lease from W. M. Holland of Norfolk. In Navy records,
she does not appear as an active unit until July 1918 when she was listed
in the Navy Directory as a unit of the 5th Naval District section patrol
force, probably operating in and around Norfolk. Initially, she retained
the name Virginia semi-officially and was so listed in several editions
of the 1918 Navy Directory. However, after December 1918, she was carried
on all Navy records as SP-1965, but frequently with a parenthetical,
Virginia added after the official designation. The schooner served
the Navy until 3 January 1919 when her name was struck from the Navy list,
and she was returned to her owner. |
Tonnage, 35; Length, 61'; Beam, 15'8"; Draft, 5'; Speed, 8 mph;
Complement, 8 |
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