USS Needle (SP-649), 1917-1919

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USS Needle, a 22-ton motor patrol boat, was built in 1906 at Neponset, Massachusetts, as a private pleasure craft. Acquired by the Navy and commissioned in June 1917, she served on section patrol duties through World War I and beyond. Needle was sold in September 1919.

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USS Needle (SP-649), 1917-1919

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