 Jaydee III as a civilian motorboat sometime in 1916 or 1917. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Jaydee III |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Matthews Boat Company, Port Clinton, Ohio |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 19 May 1917 [1] or June 1917 [2] |
| Commissioned | 12 June 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 7 March 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Jaydee III 1916-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 23 gross register tons |
| Length | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Complement | 5 |
| Armament |
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USS Jaydee III (SP-692) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Jaydee III was built in 1916 as a private motorboat of the same name by the Matthews Boat Company at Port Clinton, Ohio. On 19 May 1917 [1] or in June 1917, [2] the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owners - R. Talbot, J. C. Wright, Howard Wilson, and Irving Chapin, of Lincoln, Nebraska - for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Jaydee III (SP-692) at Detroit, Michigan, on 12 June 1917.
Assigned to the 9th, 10th, and 11th Naval Districts - at the time a single administration entity created by the amalgamation of the 9th Naval District, 10th Naval District, and 11th Naval District - and based at Detroit, Jaydee III served as a patrol craft and shipping traffic regulator on the Detroit River for the rest of World War I.
Jaydee III was returned to her owners on 7 March 1919.
