USS Doloma

USS Doloma (SP-1062) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 until 1918 or 1919.

Doloma as a private motorboat sometime between 1907 and 1917.
History
United States
Name	USS Doloma
Namesake	Previous name retained
Completed	1907
Acquired	1917[1]
Commissioned	28 May[2][3] or 26 July 1917[1]
Fate	Returned to owner either by 31 December 1918[1] or on 4 March 1919[2][3]
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Doloma 1907-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	75 ft (23 m)

Doloma was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1907. In 1917,^[1] the U.S. Navy acquired her either under a free lease^[2] or a USD $1.00-per-month lease^[1][3] from her owner, A. Hompe of Grand Rapids, Michigan, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned on either 28 May^[2] or 26 July^[1] 1917 as USS Doloma (SP-1062).

Assigned to the 9th Naval District, Doloma served on patrol duties on the Great Lakes for the rest of World War I, although her service was limited.

Doloma was returned to Hompe after the war. Her return date is unclear; sources claim both that the Commandant, 9th Naval District, reported on 31 December 1918 that she had been returned to Hompe^[1] and that she was returned to him on 4 March 1919.^[2][3]

References

1. "Civilian Ships: Doloma (American Motor Boat, 1907)". Naval Historical Center. 31 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
2. "Doloma (S. P. 1062)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
3. "Doloma (SP 1062)". NavSource Online. 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2019.