.jpg) USSPomander (SP-702) operating probably in the vicinity ofBoston,Massachusetts, ca. summer 1917. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSPomander |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | George Lawley & Son,Neponset,Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 29 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owners 5 July 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as privatemotorboatPomander 1916-1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Beam | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 5 in (0.74 m) |
| Speed | 18knots |
| Armament | 1 ×machine gun |
USSPomander (SP-702) was aUnited States Navypatrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Pomander was built in 1916 as a privatemotorboat of the same name byGeorge Lawley & Son atNeponset,Massachusetts. On 29 May 1917, the U.S. Navychartered her from Bertram B. Conrad ofWareham, Massachusetts, for use as asection patrol boat duringWorld War I. She soon wascommissioned as USSPomander (SP-702).
Assigned to the2nd Naval District in southernNew England,Pomander carried out patrol duties for a time but eventually was deemed unfit for naval service and was returned to Lorenzo E. Anderson and Breckinridge Jones on 5 July 1918.[1]
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.