USS Annabelle

USS Annabelle (SP-1206), also spelled Anna Belle, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Annabelle (or Anna Belle) probably as a private motorboat sometime between 1898 and 1917.
History
United States
Name	USS Annabelle or Anna Belle
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	John Archie
Completed	1898
Acquired	15 June 1917
Commissioned	16 August 1917
Fate	Returned to owner 20 December 1918
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Annabelle or Anna Belle 1898-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	8 Gross register tons
Length	37 ft 11 in (11.56 m)
Beam	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Draft	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) aft
Speed	8 miles per hour[1]
Complement	5
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun

Annabelle was built in 1898 as a private motorboat of the same name by John Archie. On 15 June 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, Mr. W. J. Mathewes of Chincoteague, Virginia, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Annabelle or Anna Belle (SP-1206) on 16 August 1917.

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Annabelle served on section patrol duties in the Norfolk, Virginia-Hampton Roads area until returned to Matthewes on 20 December 1918.