USS Green Dragon (SP-742) was a United States Navy patrol vessel commissioned in 1917 that served during World War I.

History
United States
NameUSS Green Dragon
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderJ. Smith, Port Washington, New York
Completed1901
Acquired19 July 1917
Commissioned1917
FateSold 25 February 1922
NotesOperated as private motorboat Green Dragon 1901-1917
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage17 Gross register tons
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Draft4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)
Speed10 knots
Armament

Green Dragon was built in 1901 as a private motorboat of the same name by J. Smith at Port Washington on Long Island, New York. On 19 July 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Edward German of Newport, Rhode Island, for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Green Dragon (SP-742) in 1917.

Assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England, Green Dragon patrolled the coast of the United States from Chatham, Massachusetts, to New London, Connecticut, for the rest of World War I.

Green Dragon was sold to George E. Clement & Son of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 25 February 1922.

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