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USS ''Ora'' (SP-75) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1920. ''Ora'' was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1914 by Samuel Gates at Key West, Florida. The U.S. Navy acquired her for World War I service from her owners, I. W. Knight and W. R. Porter, on 11 June 1917 and commissioned her on 13 July 1917 as USS ''Ora'' (SP-75) with Chief Machinist's Mate Charles B. Sands in command. Operating in the 7th Naval District during World War I, ''Ora'' patrolled off Key West in 1918, guarding the port, towing barges in the area, and ferrying boarding officers to various ships to check their identification. Occasionally she sighted foreign ships such as the Peruvian ''Penaun'' and the Uruguayan gunboat ''Montevideo''. In 1919 she operated off the Florida Keys, aiding in the location of several sunken barges, delivering messages to ships, and participating in drills and signal practice. ''Ora'' was ordered sold on 30 July 1920, but was withdrawn from sale on 16 October 1920. Instead, she was transferred to the United States Department of Agriculture on 6 December 1920. ==References== * *(NavSource Online: Patrol Yacht Photo Archive: Ora (SP 75) ) 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 Ora (SP-75)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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