USS Perfecto

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NameUSS Perfecto (SP-86)
OwnerJ. J. Phelps
OperatorFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Builder Greenport Basin and Construction Company
Acquired22 June 1917
In service25 June 1917
FateReturned to private owner on 18 February 1919.
General characteristics
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam10 ft (3 m)
Draft3 ft (1 m)
Speed20 knots
Complement9
Armament1 × machine gun

USS Perfecto (SP-86) was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy during World War I. She was built in 1917 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Company in Greenport, New York, and owned by J. J. Phelps of Hackensack, New Jersey. She was acquired by the Navy on 22 June 1917 and placed in service on 25 June 1917. During World War I, Perfecto served in the 5th Naval District, headquartered in Norfolk Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia. She patrolled the coastline for German U-boats. She was returned to her owner, Phelps, after the war ended on 18 February 1919.

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