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Return to Naval Historical Center homepageLady Mary
A former name retained.
(SP-212: t. 62.7; l. 96'6"; b. 14'; dr. 5'6"; s. 10 k.; cpl. 9; a. 1 3-pdr.)
Lady Mary (SP-212), a motor yacht, was built as Glenda in 1905 by George Lawley & Sons Corp., Boston, Mass.; owned by B. E. Niese of New York City and C. S. Smith of Stamford, Conn.; and taken over under charter as Lady Mary 16 July 1917. Acquired by the Navy 21 July she commissioned 24 July 1917 at Newport, R.I.; Ens. H. S. Allen, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the 2d Naval District, Newport, she served on dispatch duty and patrolled coastal waters in Block Island Sound from Newport to Block Island. She was returned to her former owner 9 December 1918.