History
United States
Name	Carolita
Namesake	Original name retained
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Launched	1923
Acquired	by purchase, 1 April 1942
Commissioned	6 November 1942
Decommissioned	28 February 1944
Fate	Used as a target ship
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	236 long tons (240 t)
Length	133 ft 5 in (40.67 m)
Beam	23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft	10 ft (3.0 m)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun

USS Carolita (PYC-38) was a patrol boat in the United States Navy.

Carolita was built in 1923 as Ripple by Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany; purchased by the Navy on 1 April 1942 from Herman G. Buckley, of Chicago, Illinois; and commissioned on 6 November 1942.

World War II operations

Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 December 1942, Carolita, operated there until 3 August 1943 when she departed for Key West, Florida, via Norfolk, Virginia, and repairs at Miami, Florida.

Sound School assignment

She served with the Sound School from 8 September 1943, helping to train men in the techniques of anti-submarine warfare.

Decommissioning

Carolita was decommissioned on 28 February 1944 and used as a target.