USS Miss Betsy

USS Miss Betsy (SP-151) was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a dispatch vessel from 1918 to 1919.

History
United States
Name	USS Miss Betsy
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	E. S. Thibault, Jacksonville, Florida
Completed	1916
Acquired	13 April 1918
Commissioned	21 September 1918
Fate	Returned to owner 17 January 1919
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Miss Betsy 1916-1918 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Dispatch vessel
Displacement	7 tons
Length	41 ft (12 m)
Beam	9 ft (2.7 m)
Draft	2 ft 9 in (0.84 m)
Speed	15 knots
Complement	5
Armament	None

Miss Betsy was built as a civilian motorboat in 1916 by E. S. Thibault at Jacksonville, Florida. The U.S. Navy acquired her on 13 April 1918 under a free lease from her owner, M. R. Ballantyne of South Montrose, Pennsylvania, for naval district use during World War I. She was commissioned on 21 September 1918 as USS Miss Betsy (SP-151).

Miss Betsy was assigned to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, South Carolina, where she provided dispatch boat and mail delivery services.

Miss Betsy was returned to her owner on 17 January 1919.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of USS Miss Betsy at NavSource Naval History