| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | USS Jeannette |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | B. C. Huffstetler, Miami, Florida |
| Completed: | 1905 |
| Acquired: | 14 May 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 14 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 February 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold 16 January 1920 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Jeannette 1905-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 17 tons |
| Length: | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Beam: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Draft: | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Speed: | 9 knots |
| Armament: | 2 × machine guns |
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