| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Severn |
| Namesake: | The Severn River in Maryland (previous name retained) |
| Acquired: | August 1918 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner, 27 November 1918 |
| Notes: | Operated as civilian motorboat Severn until August 1918 and from November 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Length: | 40 ft (12 m) |
The third USS Severn was United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from August-November 1918.
Severn was built as a civilian wooden-hulled motorboat of the same name. In August 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired Severn on a free lease from the Maryland Conservation Commission to serve as a section patrol boat during World War I.
Assigned to the 5th Naval District and under the command of Chief Master at Arms George A. Haddaway, Severn conducted patrols on the Chesapeake Bay in the West River-Galesville, Maryland, area for the rest of World War I. The Navy returned her to the Maryland Conservation Commission on 27 November 1918. The fourth Severn (AO-61) was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 727) on 24 November 1943 by the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland: launched on 31 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harold B. Hinton; and delivered and commissioned on 19 July 1944, Lt. Comander. Owen Rees in command.