| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Lady Thorne |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Acquired | 22 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 1 March 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 1 March 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Lady Thorne until 1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Propulsion | Gasoline engine |
| Speed | 9.5 miles per hour or 9.5 knots |
| Complement | 4 |
| Armament | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
USS Lady Thorne (SP-962) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Lady Thorne was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1908. On 22 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, R. C. Lamb of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve and commissioned as USS Lady Thorne (SP-962).
Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Lady Thorne served on patrol duties for the next several months.
Lady Thorne was decommissioned on 1 March 1918 and returned to Lamb the same day.
Notes
- The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at give history.navy.mil Seatag's speed as "9.5 mi," implying statute miles per hour, an unusual unit of measure for the speed of a watercraft. It is possible that her speed actually was 9.5 knots. If 9.5 statute miles per hour is accurate, the equivalent in knots is 8.25.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Lady Thorne (SP 962); this probably represents NavSource Online's attempt to interpret the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships' reference to "9.5 mi."
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- SP-962 Lady Thorne at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-900 through SP-999
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Lady Thorne (SP 962)