History Archive
HistoryCentral Est. 1996
US Navy · Patrol Craft

Joanna SP-1963

A former name retained.

(SP-1963: dp. 5; 1. 40'; b. 8'6"; dr. 3'; s. 30 k.)

Joanna (SP-1963), a motor boat, was built in 1917 by Albany Boat Corp., Watervliet, N.Y., and purchased by the Navy from her owner, Martin A. Metzner. Taken over 9 December 1917, the boat served in the 3d Naval District during World War I and was stricken from the Navy List in 1920.

<script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/.

From the makers of HistoryCentral

Explore our history apps

Take HistoryCentral with you. Our apps put American history and centuries of the human story in your pocket.

Browse the Apps →