USS Me-Too (SP-155)
USS Me-Too (SP-155) was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.
.jpg.webp) Me-Too in civilian use before her U.S. Navy service. | |
| History | |
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| Name: | USS Me-Too |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | Julius Ollsen, Dames Point, Florida |
| Completed: | 1913 |
| Acquired: | 8 May 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 28 June 1917 |
| Fate: | Sold 1 December 1919 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Me-Too 1913-1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 12 tons |
| Length: | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Beam: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Draft: | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Speed: | 9 knots |
| Armament: | None |
Me-Too was built as a civilian motorboat in 1913 by Julius Ollsen at Dames Point, Florida. The U.S. Navy bought her from her owner, A. J. Shad of Jacksonville, Florida, on 8 May 1917 for use as a patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned on 28 June 1917 at Jacksonville as USS Me-Too (SP-155) with Ensign G. S. McNelty, USNRF, in command.
Me-Too was assigned to the 6th Naval District, where she operated out of the section base at Jacksonville and patrolled the lower reaches of the St. Johns River. After the Armistice with Germany that ended the war on 11 November 1918, she remained at Jacksonville.
Me-Too was sold to Carl Worden on 1 December 1919.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Me-Too (Motor Boat, 1913). Served as USS Me-Too (SP-155) in 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Me-Too (SP 155)