USS Maud

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

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

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.