 Rhebal in 1917, prior to herUnited States Navy service. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSRhebal |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation,Milwaukee,Wisconsin |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | 15 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | 24 August 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 13 January 1919[1] or March 1919[2] |
| Notes | Operated as privatemotorboatRhebal 1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 157gross register tons |
| Length | 52 ft 4 in (15.95 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) |
| Speed | 16knots |
| Armament |
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USSRhebal (SP-1195) was aUnited States Navypatrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Rhebal was built as a privatemotorboat of the same name by theGreat Lakes Boat Building Corporation atMilwaukee,Wisconsin, in 1917. On 15 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a freelease from her owners, A. R. Meyer and W. K. Hill ofBoston,Massachusetts, for use as asection patrol boat duringWorld War I. She wascommissioned as USSRhebal (SP-1195) on 24 August 1917.
Assigned to the2nd Naval District in southernNew England,Rhebal carried out patrol duties for the rest of World War I. During the summer of 1918, she served on outward patrol, working with the patrol boatsUSSPatrol No. 6 (SP-54),USSOwaissa (SP-659), andUSSFelicia (SP-642), thesubmarine chaserUSS SC–167, and a patrol boat with the section patrol number SP-50 of which no records have been found.
Rhebal she was returned to Meyer and Hill on 13 January 1919[3] or in March 1919.[4]
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.