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