USS Dohema Jr.

USS Dohema Jr. (SP-612) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Dohema Jr. as a private motorboat sometime between 1912 and 1917.

USS Dohema Jr. (SP-612) off Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during World War I. In the right background is the Swedish commercial cargo ship Hermes with World War I neutrality markings painted on her side.
History
United States
Name	USS Dohema Jr.
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Edwin Binney, Sound Beach, Connecticut
Completed	1912
Acquired	1917
Commissioned	2 June 1917
Decommissioned	27 November 1918
Fate	Returned to owner 27 November 1918
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Dohema Jr. 1912-1917 and from 1918
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	57 ft (17 m)
Beam	12 ft (3.7 m)
Draft	4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)
Speed	11 knots
Complement	11
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun

Dohema Jr. was built as a private motorboat of the same name by her owner, Edwin Binney of Sound Beach, Connecticut, in 1912. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from Binney for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Dohema Jr. (SP-612) on 2 June 1917.

Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Dohema Jr. performed patrol duty in the Delaware River and Delaware Bay and transported Navy personnel within the naval district for the rest of World War I.

Dohema Jr. was decommissioned on 27 November 1918 and returned to Binney the same day.

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 Dohema Jr. (SP-612), 1917-1918. Originally Dohema Jr. (American Motor Pleasure Boat, 1912)
• Photo gallery of USS Dohema Jr. at NavSource Naval History