USS Clarinda
Introduction '''USS ''Clarinda'' (SP-185)''', later '''YP-185''', was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1930. ''Clarinda'' was built in 1913 by the Matthews Boat Company at Port Clinton, Ohio, as a civilian twin-screw motor yacht of the same name. The U.S. Navy purchased her on 5 July 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned as USS ''Clarinda'' (SP-185) on 21 November 1917.Assigned to the 6th Naval District, ''Clarinda'' was based at Charleston, South Carolina, for patrol and pilot duty for the duration of World War I. Retained in the Navy after the war, she continued service as a patrol vessel in the 6th Naval District until the end of 1930.Her classification was changed from section patrol craft (SP-185) to district patrol craft (YP-185) in 1920. ''Clarinda'' was decommissioned at the Charleston Navy Yard at Charleston on 26 December 1930 and sold on 1 June 1931.
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References ** Department of the Navy: Navy History and Heritage Command: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: ''Clarinda'' (American Motor Yacht, 1913) Served as USS ''Clarinda'' (SP-185) in 1917–1931* NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Clarinda (SP 185)