USS ''Rambler'' (SP-211) was a

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acquired by the

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during

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for patrol duty.

History

''Rambler'', built in 1900 by Lewis Nixon of Elizabethport, New Jersey, was acquired by the Navy, 16 August 1917 from Kenneth Van Riper of

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and commissioned at New York on 19 October 1917. ''Rambler'' sailed for the

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4 November and operated with the patrol detachment there until February 1918. Then transferred to the French coast, the armed yacht operated out of

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on patrol and escort duty for the remainder of World War I. After the

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, ''Rambler'' remained in European waters and into the second quarter of 1919 carried mail and passengers between

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and French ports. On 20 May, she got underway for the United States and arrived at New York late in June. She was decommissioned 9 July 1919; was struck from the

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27 August; and was sold to J. M. Scott, of New York City, on 16 September 1919.

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* World War I patrol vessels of the United States Ships built in Elizabeth, New Jersey Individual yachts 1900 ships Steam yachts {{US-mil-ship-stub