USS Magistrate

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1916
Acquired1 May 1917
Commissioned24 May 1917
Out of servicec. 1919
Strickenc. 1919
FateReturned to her owner 15 February 1919
General characteristics
Tonnage44 tons (gr.)
Length63 ft (19 m)
Beam15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Draught4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)
Speed10.0 knots
Complement14
Armamentone 1-pounder., 1 machine gun

USS Magistrate (SP-143) was a Magistrate-class patrol boat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of patrolling the coasts and harbors of the United States.

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Magistrate, a wooden hull gas powered boat, was built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1916; acquired by the Navy under free lease from Henry S. Vanderbilt of New York City, 1 May 1917; delivered 14 May 1917; and commissioned 24 May 1917.

World War I service

Assigned to the 2d Naval District, Magistrate patrolled waters at the eastern end of Long Island Sound while operating out of New London, Connecticut.

Post-war deactivation

Following the end of World War I, she was returned to her owner 15 February 1919.

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