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'''Belle of Boston''' (Id. No. 3071)--an auxiliary schooner built at [[Boston]], Mass., in 1891--was acquired by the [[Navy]] on a free lease from Mr. Mather A. Abbott of [[New Haven]], Conn., in July 1918 and commissioned on 13 July 1918.

'''Belle of Boston''' (Id. No. 3071)--an auxiliary schooner built at [[Boston]], Mass., in 1891—was acquired by the [[Navy]] on a free lease from Mr. Mather A. Abbott of [[New Haven]], Conn., in July 1918 and commissioned on 13 July 1918.

She was attached to the 2d Naval District and performed patrol duty in those waters through the end of [[World War I]]. On 11 January 1919, Belle of Boston was returned to Mr. Abbott.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b4-list.htm]</ref>

She was attached to the 2d Naval District and performed patrol duty in those waters through the end of [[World War I]]. On 11 January 1919, Belle of Boston was returned to Mr. Abbott.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b4-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

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