 Liberty III as a civilian schooner-rigged pilot boat, probably around the time of her acquisition by the United States Navy in September 1917
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Liberty III |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Owner | Susie Low |
| Operator | John Henry Low, Bruce B. McLean, Watson Shields Dolliver |
| Builder | John Bishop, Gloucester, Massachusetts |
| Cost | $17,000 |
| Completed | 1896 |
| Acquired | 10 September 1917 |
| Commissioned | 20[1] or 21[2] September 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 8 January 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 8 January 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian schooner-rigged pilot boat Liberty III 1896-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 96 Gross register tons |
| Tons burthen | 90-tons |
| Length | 100 ft (30 m)[3] or 103 ft (31 m)[4] |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails plus auxiliary engine |
| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
| Speed | 8.5 knots |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | None |
USS Liberty III (SP-1229), sometimes written Liberty # 3, and also referred to during her naval career as Liberty and as Pilot Boat Liberty, No. 3, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. The Liberty was a pilot boat from 1896-1917. She was a replacement for the pilot boat D. J. Lawlor. After World War I, the Liberty returned to pilot service until 1934 when she was purchased as a yacht.
- ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Liberty # 3 (Pilot Boat Schooner, 1896). Served as USS Liberty # 3 (SP-1229) in 1917-1919.
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty_iii.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Liberty III (SP 1229).
- ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Liberty III (SP 1229).
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberty_iii.htm.