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The first USS ''Josephine'' (SP-913), later USS ''SP-913'', was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918. ''Josephine'' was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1916 by the New York Yacht, Launch, and Engine Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, L. A. Lehmaier, on 9 August 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned as USS ''Josephine'' (SP-913) at the New York Navy Yard at Brooklyn, New York, on 20 September 1917 with Boatswain J. D. Cremin, USNRF, in command. Attached to the 3rd Naval District, ''Josephine'' performed section patrol duty in the New York City area, including Long Island Sound. She was renamed USS ''SP-913'' on 11 April 1918. "Having proved unsuit(able)"〔This quotation, from the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-j/sp913.htm) is unattributed.〕 for naval service, on 6 July 1918 the Navy directed that ''SP-913'' be returned to her owner. She was returned to Lehmaier on 20 December 1918. ''Josephine'' (SP-913) should not be confused with two other patrol vessels, USS ''Josephine'' (SP-1243) and USS ''Josephine'' (SP-3295), which also were in commission in the U.S. Navy during World War I. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Josephine (SP-913)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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