USS Louise No. 2
Louise No. 2 around the time of acquisition by the United States Navy in September 1917 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Louise No. 2 |
| Namesake | John C. Fawcett's daughter |
| Owner | Joseph Fawcett, John C. Fawcett, William V. Abbott, Bruce B. McLean, and Watson S. Dolliver |
| Operator | Watson S. Dolliver, William V. Abbott, Joseph Fawcett, and John C. Fawcett |
| Builder | Ambrose A. Martin, East Boston, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 30 April 1900 |
| Christened | 30 April 1900 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Acquired |
|
| Commissioned | 20 September 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 14 January 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 14 January 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian schooner-rigged pilot boat Louise No. 2 1900-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 73 Gross register tons |
| Displacement | 73 ft (22 m) |
| Length | 104 ft (32 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails plus auxiliary engine |
| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
| Speed | 9 knots |
| Complement | 16 |
| Armament | 1 × .30-caliber (7.62-mm) machine gun |
USS Louise No. 2 (SP-1230), sometimes written Louise # 2 and also referred to during her naval career as Louise and as Pilot Boat No. 2, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. The Louise, was a pilot boat from 1900 to 1917. She was a replacement for the pilot boat Columbia, that was washed ashore in 1898. After the World War I the Louise returned to pilot service until 1924 when she was purchased as a yacht. In 1924, the Boston pilot boat Pilot, took the place of the Louise.