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USS Dodger II (SP-46)
USS Dodger II on 26 December 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Dodger II
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderGas Engine and Power Company, Morris Heights, New York
Completed1913
Acquired25 May 1917
Commissioned6 July 1917
Stricken11 March 1919
FateSold 30 April 1919
NotesIn private use as motorboat Dodger II 1913–1917
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Length76 ft 2 in (23.22 m)

USS Dodger II (SP-46) was an armed motorboat that served as a United States Navy patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.

Dodger II in private use prior to her U.S. Navy service.

Dodger II was built in 1913 as a private motorboat of the same name by the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights, New York. The U.S. Navy acquired her for World War I service from her owner, Harold I. Pratt of New York City, on 25 May 1917, and commissioned her as patrol boat USS Dodger II (SP-46) on 6 July 1917.

Dodger II was assigned to the 3rd Naval District, where she was assigned patrol duty. She spent her naval career patrolling the New York Harbor area.

Dodger II was stricken from the Navy Directory on 11 March 1919 and sold on 30 April 1919.

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