The second USS Pocomoke (SP-265), later YT-43, was a United States Navy minesweeper and tug commissioned in 1917 and sold in 1922.

Pocomoke during or before 1918.
History
United States
NameUSS Pocomoke
NamesakePocomoke City, Maryland (previous name retained)
Completed1902
Acquired8 June 1917
Commissioned29 June 1917
ReclassifiedFrom section patrol craft (SP-265) to district harbor tug (YT-43) 17 July 1920
FateSold 2 May 1922
NotesOperated as civilian tug Pocomoke 1902-1917
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper and tug
Displacement139 tons
Length115 ft (35 m)
Beam18 ft 5 in (5.61 m)
Draft8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
PropulsionSteam engine, one shaft
Speed9 knots
Armament2 × 1-pounder guns

Pocomoke was built as a civilian tug of the same name in 1902 at Pocomoke City, Maryland. The U.S. Navy purchased her from her owner, the Menhaden Products Company of Newport, Rhode Island, on 8 June 1917 for World War I service as a minesweeper. She was commissioned on 29 June 1917 as USS Pocomoke (SP-265).

During 1918 Pocomoke was assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England. She operated off the United States West Coast and Mexico in 1919. On 17 July 1920 was classified as a district harbor tug and redesignated YT–43.

Pocomoke was sold at San Francisco, California, on 2 May 1922.

Pocomoke should not be confused with USS Pocomoke (SP-571), a patrol vessel also in commission during World War I.

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