 See W. See as the privatemotorboatPequest ca. 1919 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSSee W. See |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | W. F. Downs,Bay Shore,New York |
| Completed | 1915 |
| Acquired | 18 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 18 August 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 13 December 1918 |
| Stricken | 14 December 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 14 December 1918 |
| Status | Extant |
| Notes | Operated as privatemotorboatSee W. See 1915-1917 and asSee W. See,Pequest,Rosalie IV,Jonbob II,Mar-Sue II andMisty Isle, andMar-Sue since 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 26Gross register tons |
| Length | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Beam | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) |
| Speed | 12knots |
USSSee W. See (SP-740) was aUnited States Navypatrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
See W. See was built in 1915 as a privatemotorboat of the same name by W. F. Downs atBay Shore,New York. On 18 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Charles W. Cushman ofVernon, New York, for use as asection patrol vessel duringWorld War I. She wascommissioned as USSSee W. See (SP-740) on 18 August 1917.
See W. See operated from Section Base No. 5 on patrol duty off the entrance toNew York Harbor for the rest of World War I.
See W. See wasdecommissioned on 13 December 1918, stricken from theNavy List, and returned to Cushman.
Ca. 1919, Cushman soldSee W. See to T. K. Morris, who renamed herPequest. She had many name changes in succeeding decades, being known successively asRosalie IV,Jonbob II (she is known to have borne this name from at least 1950 until at least 1955),Mar-Sue II (from at least 1960 until at least 1975), andMisty Isle (at least in 1977). William L. "Butch" Baxter purchased the boat in 1975 and apparently sometime after 1977 renamed herMar-Sue.[1]
As of 2010,Mar-Sue remains active in private use.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.