The second USS ''Emma'' (SP-1223) was a

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in service from 1917 to 1918. ''Emma'' was built as a private

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of the same name in 1891. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner for use as a

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boat during

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. She was placed in non- commissioned service as USS ''Emma'' (SP-1223). Assigned to the

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, ''Emma'' served on patrol duties until sometime in 1918.

References

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SP-1223 ''Emma'' at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-1200 through SP-1299
* Patrol vessels of the United States Navy World War I patrol vessels of the United States 1891 ships {{US-mil-ship-stub