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{{short description|Patrol vessel of the United States Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Albatross}}
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|Ship image= Albatross (American Motor Boat, 1912).jpg
|Ship caption= ''Albatross'' (American Motor Boat, 1912) Photographed prior to World War I, probably in a Maine or Canadian Atlantic coast harbor. This craft served as USS ''Albatross'' (SP-1003) in 1917-1919.
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1919}}
|Ship name= USS ''Albatross''
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|Ship builder=[[Adams Shipbuilding]] Co., East [[Boothbay, Maine]]
|Ship laid down= 1912
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|Ship acquired= by lease, 1917
|Ship commissioned= 10 August 1917
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|Ship reclassified=SP-1003, 1918
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|Ship fate= Returned to owner, 1 May 1919
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|Ship type= Wooden-hulled [[Launch (boat)|motor launch]]
|Ship displacement= {{convert|4|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship length={{convert|39|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|9|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|Ship armament=1 × machine gun
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'''USS ''Albatross'' (SP-1003)''', a wooden-hulled motor launch built in 1912 by the [[Adams Shipbuilding]] Co., East [[Boothbay, Maine]], was acquired by the [[U.S. Navy]] and classified as a [[section patrol craft]] under a free [[lease]] from John R. Rothery of [[Boston, Massachusetts]], for service during [[World War I]].
==Service history==
=== World War I East Coast Operations ===
Fitted out at the [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard]] in [[Kittery, Maine]],  and commissioned there on 10 August 1917, the vessel was assigned to the [[1st Naval District]] in which she served as a section [[patrol boat]] until February 1919.
=== Post-War Decommissioning ===
Following a period in lay-up, she was returned to her owner, John R. Rothery of [[Boston, Massachusetts]], 1 May 1919. Struck from the [[Navy list]], (date unknown). Fate unknown.
== References ==
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a5/albatross-iii.htm}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171003.htm NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive - SP-1003 - ex-Albatross (SP 1003)]
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[[Category:Ships built in Kittery, Maine]]
[[Category:World War I patrol vessels of the United States]]
[[Category:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy]]
[[Category:1912 ships]]
[[Category:Section patrol craft of the United States Navy]]