USS Miss Betsy (SP-151) was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a dispatch vessel from 1918 to 1919.

History
United States
NameUSS Miss Betsy
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderE. S. Thibault, Jacksonville, Florida
Completed1916
Acquired13 April 1918
Commissioned21 September 1918
FateReturned to owner 17 January 1919
NotesOperated as private motorboat Miss Betsy 1916-1918 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypeDispatch vessel
Displacement7 tons
Length41 ft (12 m)
Beam9 ft (2.7 m)
Draft2 ft 9 in (0.84 m)
Speed15 knots
Complement5
ArmamentNone

Miss Betsy was built as a civilian motorboat in 1916 by E. S. Thibault at Jacksonville, Florida. The U.S. Navy acquired her on 13 April 1918 under a free lease from her owner, M. R. Ballantyne of South Montrose, Pennsylvania, for naval district use during World War I. She was commissioned on 21 September 1918 as USS Miss Betsy (SP-151).

Miss Betsy was assigned to the 6th Naval District at Charleston, South Carolina, where she provided dispatch boat and mail delivery services.

Miss Betsy was returned to her owner on 17 January 1919.

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