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United States
Name	USS Hobo II
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Electric Launch Company (ELCO), Bayonne, New Jersey
Completed	1905
Acquired	23 June 1917
Commissioned	24 August 1917
Fate	Returned to owner 17 February 1919
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Hobo II 1905-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	24 Gross register tons
Length	75 ft (23 m)
Beam	10 ft (3.0 m)
Draft	4 ft (1.2 m)
Speed	14 knots

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USS Hobo II (SP-783) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Hobo II was built in 1905 as a private motorboat of the same name by the Electric Launch Company (ELCO) at Bayonne, New Jersey. On 23 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, J. S. Melcher of New York City, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, as USS Hobo II (SP-783) on 24 August 1917.

Assigned to the 1st Naval District in northern New England, Hobo II initially was based at Bar Harbor, Maine, where she operated on harbor patrol duties. On 21 January 1918 she was transferred to Boston, where she performed dispatch boat and general patrol duties for the rest of World War I and into 1919.

Hobo II was returned to Melcher on 17 February 1919.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
SP-783 Hobo II 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-700 through SP-799
NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Hobo II (SP 783)

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 '''USS ''Hobo II'' (SP-783)''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[patrol vessel]] in commission from 1917 to 1919.
-''Hobo II'' was built in 1905 as a private [[motorboat]] of the same name by the [[Electric Launch Company]] (ELCO) at [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]], [[New Jersey]]. On 23 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, J. S. Melcher of [[New York City]], for use as a [[section patrol]] boat during [[World War I]]. She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] at [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], as USS ''Hobo II'' (SP-783) on 24 August 1917 with [[Boatswain's Mate (United States Navy)|Boatswain's Mate]] G. R. Hadlock in command.
+''Hobo II'' was built in 1905 as a private [[motorboat]] of the same name by the [[Electric Launch Company]] (ELCO) at [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]], [[New Jersey]]. On 23 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, J. S. Melcher of [[New York City]], for use as a [[section patrol]] boat during [[World War I]]. She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] at [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], as USS ''Hobo II'' (SP-783) on 24 August 1917.
 Assigned to the [[1st Naval District]] in northern [[New England]], ''Hobo II'' initially was based at [[Bar Harbor, Maine|Bar Harbor]], [[Maine]], where she operated on harbor patrol duties. On 21 January 1918 she was transferred to Boston, where she performed [[dispatch boat]] and general patrol duties for the rest of World War I and into 1919.