Hispanopedia WikiThe Brown Smith Jones was a patrol boat of the Maryland State Fishery Police which also served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918.
It was built in 1894 and took its name from the last names respectively of the governor, the state comptroller, and the state treasurer. The design was that of a Chesapeake Baybugeye, a type of oyster-dredging boat, but with an enlarged cabin replacing the equipment for handling the dredge. She was equipped with a one-pound repeating rifle mounted before the foremast.
The U.S. Navy acquired her on 24 August 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel and she was commissioned the same day as the USS Dorchester (SP-1509).. She served in the 5th Naval District for the remainder of World War I, patrolling waters in Maryland and Virginia. The Navy decommissioned her and returned her to the state on 26 November 1918.
In the early 1930s the ship was sold to H. K. Rigg and converted to a yacht.[2]
References
- 12Brewington, M. V. (1961). Chesapeake Log Canoes and Bugeyes. Cambridge, Maryland: Cornell Maritime Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-87033-011-X.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - āLesher, Pete. "Workboat yachts: Commercial Boats Appropriated for Pleasure Cruising"(PDF). Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. p. 2. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.The entry can be found here.- Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Dorchester (ID # 1509), 1917-1918
- Photo gallery of Dorchester (SP 1509) at NavSource Naval History
- Patrol boats of the United States Navy
- World War I patrol boats of the United States
- Schooners of the United States Navy
- 1893 ships