[3] She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore.

[4] The date of her launching and completion is uncertain although the class design was finalized in April 1924 and all of the Six-Bitters were commissioned by 1925.

[3] On 21 June 1933, she was transferred to the United States Navy and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP).

[3] On 22 October 1940, she along with her sister ship YP-16, were delivered to Guam aboard the replenishment oiler USS Ramapo for duty as a patrol boat and for island defense.

[3][5] Her crew was unable to set her ablaze (the fate of her sister ship, YP-16) before she was captured by the Japanese.