USS ''Dodger II'' (SP-46) was an armed

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that served as a

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from 1917 to 1919. ''Dodger II'' was built in 1913 as a private motorboat of the same name by the

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at Morris Heights, New York. The U.S. Navy acquired her for

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service from her owner,

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, on 25 May 1917, and commissioned her as

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''USS Dodger II'' (SP-46) on 6 July 1917. ''Dodger II'' was assigned to the

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, where she was assigned patrol duty. She spent her naval career patrolling the

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area. ''Dodger II'' was stricken from the

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on 11 March 1919 and sold on 30 April 1919.

References

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Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS ''Dodger II'' (SP-46), 1917–1919. Originally ''Dodger II'' (American Motor Pleasure Boat, 1913)
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodger II (SP-46) Patrol vessels of the United States Navy World War I patrol vessels of the United States Ships built in Morris Heights, Bronx 1913 ships