USS Holly (1881)
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NameUSS Holly
NamesakeAny of a genus of trees and shrubs having thick, glossy, spiny margined leaves and bright red berries
Completed1881
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Holly |
| Namesake | Any of a genus of trees and shrubs having thick, glossy, spiny margined leaves and bright red berries |
| Owner | U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Lighthouse Service |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Acquired | by the Navy, 15 April 1917 |
| Home port | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Fate | Returned to the Lighthouse Service by Executive order dated 1 July 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | lighthouse tender |
| Tonnage | 367 |
| Length | 176 ft (54 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Propulsion | steam engine |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Complement | 23 officers and enlisted |
USS Holly was a lighthouse tender borrowed by the U.S. Navy from the U.S. Commerce Department during World War I and armed as a patrol craft. Holly was used to patrol the waters near Norfolk, Virginia. Post-war she was returned to the Commerce Department.
