USS Magistrate (SP-143)

USS Magistrate (SP-143) was a Magistrate-class patrol boat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of patrolling the coasts and harbors of the United States.

History
United States
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 1916
Acquired: 1 May 1917
Commissioned: 24 May 1917
Out of service: c. 1919
Stricken: c. 1919
Fate: returned to her owner 15 February 1919
General characteristics
Displacement: 44 tons (gr.)
Length: 63 ft (19 m)
Beam: 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Draught: 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)
Speed: 10.0 knots
Complement: 14
Armament: one 1-pounder., 1 machine gun

Magistrate, a wooden hull gas powered boat, was built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1916; acquired by the Navy under free lease from Henry S. Vanderbilt of New York City, 1 May 1917; delivered 14 May 1917; and commissioned 24 May 1917, Ens. W. J. Dailey, USNRF, in command.

World War I service

Assigned to the 2d Naval District, Magistrate patrolled waters at the eastern end of Long Island Sound while operating out of New London, Connecticut.

Post-war deactivation

Following the end of World War I, she was returned to her owner 15 February 1919.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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