For similarly named ships, see USS Josephine. USS Josephine H. II (SP-245) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918. Josephine H. II was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1912 by the Bosserdet Yacht and Engine Company. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owners, John R. Shuman et al., in July 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned on 3 August 1917 as USS Josephine H. II (SP-245) with Chief Boatswain's Mate G. F. Noyes in command.