USS Idylease

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Idylease (American Motor Boat, 1916) probably in New York Harbor, c. 1916-1917.
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Idylease
NamesakeA former name retained
OwnerRichard Goldsmith of New York City
BuilderKyle and Purdy, City Island, New York
Christenedas the pleasure motor boat Idylease
Completed1916
Acquiredleased by the Navy, June 1917
Commissioned9 July 1917
Decommissionedc. April 1919
Strickenc. April 1919
Homeport
FateReturned to her owner at Norfolk 30 April 1919
General characteristics
Type Yacht
Tonnage29 tons
Length65 ft (20 m)
Beam13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Draft2 ft 6 in (0.76 m)
Propulsionmotor
Speed10 knots
Complementnot known
ArmamentOne 1-pounder gun

USS Idylease (SP-119) was a motor yacht leased by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as a patrol craft and was assigned to the Hampton Roads and Norfolk, Virginia, waterways. Post-war, she was restored to her civilian configuration and returned to her owner.

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Constructed in New York

Idylease (SP-119), a 65-foot motor yacht, was built in 1916 by Kyle and Purdy, City Island, New York as the civilian pleasure motor boat of the same name; acquired by the Navy from Richard Goldsmith of New York City in June 1917, and commissioned 9 July 1917.

World War I service

Assigned to the 5th Naval District for the rest of World War I and during the initial post-war months, Idylease performed patrol and radio inspection duties in Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, and on the Elizabeth River during the war.

Post-war disposition

She was returned to her owner at Norfolk 30 April 1919.

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