USS Zumbrota

Zumbrota sometime between 1914 and 1917, prior to her United States Navy service

USS Zumbrota (SP-93/YP-93) was a motor boat in the United States Navy.

Zumbrota was built in 1914 at Port Clinton, Ohio, by the Matthews Boat Company and was acquired by the Navy on 11 August 1917 from circus entrepreneur, Charles Ringling, of Sarasota, Florida. It was acquired for service as a section patrol boat and was designated SP-93.

East Coast operations

Commissioned on 11 August 1917, Zumbrota was assigned to the 7th Naval District and operated out of Key West, Florida. She conducted local patrols for the duration of the war. Redesignated YP-93 in 1920, she continued her operations in the Florida waters of the 7th Naval District until decommissioned on 5 November 1926. Struck from the Navy List on 8 November 1926, the boat was sold to the Thompson Fish Co., of Key West, on 3 May 1927.

She is not to be confused with similarly designated USS YP-93 (ex-Margaret F) built in 1931.

Current Port

The Zumbrota currently resides in southern California as a dinner cruise vessel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California as of March 20, 2017.

References

• Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Zumbrota