USS Nedeva II (SP-64) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 until after the end of World War I.

History
United States
NameUSS Nedeva II
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderEssington Shipbuilding Company, Essington, Pennsylvania
Completed1917
Acquired10 April 1917
Commissioned10 April 1917
DecommissionedAfter World War I
FateReturned to owner
NotesIn use as private motorboat Nedeva II in 1917 and after World War I
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement18 tons
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Draft1 ft 2 in (0.36 m)
Speed12 knots
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun

Nedeva II was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1917 by Essington Shipbuilding Company at Essington, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Navy acquired her for World War I service as a patrol vessel from her owner, J. H. H. Cromwell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 10 April 1917 and commissioned her the same day as USS Nedeva II (SP-64) with Cromwell in command.

Operating in the 4th Naval District headquartered at Philadelphia, Nedeva II patrolled in the Philadelphia area, protecting shipping in the Delaware River. After wartime service, she was decommissioned and returned to her owner.

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