History
United States
Name	USS Pilgrim II
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	John H. Mathis Company, Camden, New Jersey
Completed	1925
Acquired	24 March 1942
In service	28 April 1942
Stricken	10 June 1947
Fate	Returned to owner 10 June 1947
Notes	Operated as private houseboat Pilgrim II 1925-1942 and from 1947
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	118 tons
Length	92 ft 5 in (28.17 m)
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft	4 ft (1.2 m)

USS Pilgrim II (YFB-30) was a United States Navy motor launch employed as a river patrol boat during her naval service from 1942 to 1947.

Pilgrim II was built as a private motor houseboat of the same name in 1925 by the John H. Mathis Company at Camden, New Jersey, for William H. Elkins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 24 March 1942, the U.S. Navy acquired her from Elkins for use as a motor launch during World War II. Converted by the John H. Mathis Company at Camden for service as a river patrol boat, she was placed in service at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in Philadelphia on 28 April 1942 as USS Pilgrim II (YFB-30).

Assigned to the 4th Naval District and manned by a United States Coast Guard crew, Pilgrim II patrolled the Delaware River for the rest of World War II.

Pilgrim II was stricken from the Navy List on 10 June 1947 and returned to Elkins the same day.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.