The USS Lagoda (SP-3250) was a United States Navy patrol vessel that served briefly during the final months of World War I. Originally constructed as a private motorboat named Mosquetaire in 1906, she was built by the New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company located at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. Over her early years, she underwent several name changes, being known successively as Jessica, Lady Arden, and Scotian before acquiring the name Lagoda. In September 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, N. W. Tilton of New York City, for wartime patrol duties. She was officially commissioned as USS Lagoda (SP-3250) on November 17, 1918, just six days after the Armistice ended hostilities. Her commissioning was relatively late in the war, limiting her operational role. USS Lagoda was assigned to the 3rd Naval District and based at the Staten Island Quarantine Station, situated on Staten Island, New York. During her service, she was utilized by the District Commander and the Naval Overseas Transportation Service for patrol duties within New York Harbor, although her operational period was brief due to the war’s end. Her naval service concluded on August 15, 1919, after which she was decommissioned and sold. On October 30, 1919, she was sold to Robert J. Bourke of Washington, D.C., and formally transferred from Navy custody on November 20, 1919. Although her time in service was short, USS Lagoda represents an example of the many private vessels pressed into military service during World War I, highlighting the Navy’s rapid mobilization efforts and utilization of existing private craft for patrol and harbor security roles during wartime.

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