 USS Pomander (SP-702) operating probably in the vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts, ca. summer 1917. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pomander |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 29 May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owners 5 July 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Pomander 1916-1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Beam | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 5 in (0.74 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots |
| Armament | 1 × machine gun |
USS Pomander (SP-702) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Pomander was built in 1916 as a private motorboat of the same name by George Lawley & Son at Neponset, Massachusetts. On 29 May 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from Bertram B. Conrad of Wareham, Massachusetts, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She soon was commissioned as USS Pomander (SP-702).
Assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England, Pomander carried out patrol duties for a time but eventually was deemed unfit for naval service and was returned to Lorenzo E. Anderson and Breckinridge Jones on 5 July 1918. [1]
