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For other ships with the same name, see USS Itasca.

Not to be confused with USS Itasca (SP-810).

History
United States
Name	USS Itasca II
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Hudson Yacht & Boat Building Company, Nyack, New York
Completed	1911
Acquired	29 May 1918
Commissioned	13 July 1918
Decommissioned	6 February 1919
Fate	Returned to owner 1919
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Itasca II 1911-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	58 or 85 Gross register tons
Length	99 ft 9 in (30.40 m)
Beam	16 ft 7 in (5.05 m)
Draft	4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)
Speed	10 knots
Complement	10
Armament	1 × 6-pounder gun 1 × 1-pounder gun 2 × machine guns

USS Itasca II (SP-803) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

Itasca II was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1911 by the Hudson Yacht & Boat Building Company at Nyack, New York. On 29 May 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, E. B. Hawkins of Duluth, Minnesota, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Itasca II (SP-803) on 13 July 1918.

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District and based at New York City, Itasca II served on harbor and section patrol duties for the rest of World War I and into 1919.

Itasca II was decommissioned on 6 February 1919 and returned to Hawkins

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• SP-803 Itasca II at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-800 through SP-899^{[link removed]}