''Gypsy'' (SP-55) was the planned designation for a motorboat the United States Navy acquired in 1917 for use as a patrol vessel but which was destroyed by a fire before she could be commissioned. ''Gypsy'' was built in 1912 by

George Lawley and Sons George Lawley & Son was a shipbuilding firm operating in Massachusetts from 1866 to 1945. It began in Scituate, Massachusetts, Scituate, then moved to Boston. After founder George Lawley (1823–1915) retired in 1890, his son, grandson and great-g ...

at Neponset, Massachusetts as a private motorboat. The U.S. Navy purchased ''Gypsy'' on 11 May 1917 for World War I service for $9,000 from Robert F. Herrick of Boston, who also owned ''Apache'' that was also purchased by the Navy on 23 May 1917 just before completion. The craft was intended to use her as a patrol boat in the Section Patrol. However, before she could be commissioned, she was completely destroyed by an accidental fire while fitting out, on 20 June 1917 off coast of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Allerton Point, south east of Boston, Massachusetts. ''Gypsy'' was stricken from the Navy List on 23 November 1919. * List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy

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NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Gypsy (SP 55)
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