USS ''Maysie'' (SP-930) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from February to December 1918. ''Maysie'' was built in 1899 as the private motor yacht ''Verano'' by the Daimler Manufacturing Company at Astoria on

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. She soon was renamed ''Laurena''. In 1901, James Harkness sold her to Oscar Lipton of New York City, and she later operated under the name ''Maysie''. By 1917, ''Maysie'' was the property of M. C. Schweinert. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired ''Maysie'' from Schweinert for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS ''Maysie'' (SP-930) on 19 February 1918. Assigned to the

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and based at New York City, ''Maysie'' operated on patrol duties for the rest of World War I. ''Maysie'' was decommissioned on 8 December 1918 and was returned to Schweinert the same day.

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Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: ''Maysie'' (Motor Boat, 1899). Previously named ''Verano'' and ''Laurena''. Served as USS ''Maysie'' (SP-930) in 1918

Yacht Maysie stern view

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maysie (SP-930) Patrol vessels of the United States Navy World War I patrol vessels of the United States Ships built in Queens, New York 1899 ships Individual yachts