In a New England port during World War I, USS Marold (SP-737) is at center with the patrol vessel USS Parthenia (SP-671) tied up inboard of her. The stern of the patrol vessel USS Cobra (SP-626) is visible at right. In the foreground is the submarine USS L-10 (Submarine No. 50). |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Marold |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | Northern Boat Company, Port Clinton, Ohio |
| Completed: | 1914 |
| Acquired: | 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 2 June 1917 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 9 May 1919 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Marold 1914-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 35 gross register tons |
| Length: | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Beam: | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Draft: | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Complement: | 14 |
| Armament: | 2 x 3-pounder guns 2 x machine guns |
USS Marold (SP-737) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Marold was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the Northern Boat Company at Port Clinton, Ohio, in 1914. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, L. K. Liggett of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Marold (SP-737) on 2 June 1917 with Ensign W. F. Lakeman, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England and based at Rockland, Maine, Marold carried out patrol duties for the rest of World War I.
Marold was returned to Liggett on 9 May 1919.