USS Maud (SP-1009)

USS Maud (SP-1009) sometime between 1917 and 1919. A pilothouse has been added to her for her naval service.
History
United States
Name:	USS Maud
Namesake:	Previous name retained
Completed:	See note[1]
Acquired:	15 June 1917
Commissioned:	15 June 1917
Fate:	Returned to owner 7 January 1919
Notes:	Operated as private motorboat Maud until 1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type:	Patrol vessel
Tonnage:	15 gross tons
Length:	50 ft (15 m)
Beam:	12 ft (3.7 m)
Draft:	3 ft 3 in (0.99 m)
Propulsion:	Gasoline engine
Speed:	9 knots
Complement:	6
Armament:	None

Maud as a private motorboat sometime prior to her United States Navy service.

USS Maud (SP-1009) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Maud was built^[2] as a private wooden motorboat of the same name. She was remodeled in 1913.

On 15 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired Maud under a free lease from her owner, W. H. Pattison, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Maud (SP-1009).

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Maud operated in the Norfolk, Virginia, area for the rest of World War I. In addition to carrying out patrol duties, she served as a dispatch boat and on special services duties for the Commandant, 5th Naval District.

Maud was returned to Pattison on 7 January 1919.

Notes

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Maud (SP-1009), 1917-1919. Originally civilian motor boat Maud
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Maud (SP 1009)