USS ''Yo Ho'' (SP-463) was an armed

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that served in the

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as a

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from 1917 to 1919. ''Yo Ho'' was built in 1910 at

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, by the Bath Marine Construction Company. The U.S. Navy acquired her for

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service from H. D. Bacon, of Bath, designated her SP-463, armed her, and commissioned her on 12 May 1917 as USS ''Yo Ho''. Operating in an unattached status from the

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, ''Yo Ho'' served through the

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which ended the war on 11 November 1918. ''Yo Ho'' was sold for scrap on 2 June 1919 to G. F. Blackburn of

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. Her voyage to the scrapyard was eventful. On 14 June 1919, she was tied to the patrol boat USS ''Patrol No. 7'' (SP-31) and along with ''Patrol No. 7'' under tow by the

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USS ''SC-241'' when ''Patrol No. 7'' sank between

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, and

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, about 15 nautical miles (28 kilometers) southeast of the

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. ''Yo Ho'' apparently remained afloat despite this mishap and continued her voyage to the scrapyard.

References

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Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Yo Ho (American Motor Boat, 1910). Served as USS Yo Ho (SP-463) in 1917-1919)
* ttp://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170031.htm NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Patrol No. 7 (SP 31) {{DEFAULTSORT:Yo Ho (SP-463) World War I patrol vessels of the United States Patrol vessels of the United States Navy Ships built in Bath, Maine 1910 ships