boats specially designed by William Gardner were a owner's launch, market launch and dinghy. Ship's specifications were length overall, beam and draft. Lloyd's Register of American Yachts for 1917 shows Juniata, formerly Josephine, with United States Official Number 208306, call sign LBST and gives the registered specifications of , 142 net tons, length overall, waterline length, beam, draft and depth. Yacht Josephine Josephine cruised from Bar Harbor, Maine to Key West in winter and was commonly in Long Island Sound during summer operating between Shearson' home at Greenwich, Connecticut and New York City. In 1914 Josephine was sold to George W. Elkins of Philadelphia and renamed Juniata. Navy service On 1 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired Juniata from her owner, G. W. Elkins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard the same day as USS Juniata (SP-602). Assigned to the 4th Naval District and based at Lewes, Delaware, Juniata conducted patrols in the Delaware Bay for about the next 13 months. Juniata was decommissioned on 13 July 1918 and returned to Elkins on 25 July 1918. References Bibliography External links Juniata private signal, New York Yacht Club Patrol vessels of the United States Navy World War I patrol vessels of the United States Ships built in City Island, Bronx 1911 ships Individual yachts