USS De Grasse (ID-1217)
Patrol vessel of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS De Grasse.
USS De Grasse (ID-1217) was the projected name for an armed yacht that the United States Navy acquired for service as a patrol vessel in 1918 but, according to some sources, never commissioned, although other sources claim she saw brief naval service in 1918. In World War II, she was reacquired and served as YP-506. The yacht's official number was registered under the name Fleet as of 1959, fate unknown.
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De Grasse ca. 1918 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS De Grasse |
Namesake | Admiral Comte de Grasse (1722-1788) (previous name retained) |
Builder | George Lawley and Son Corporation, Neponset, Massachusetts |
Completed | 1918 |
Acquired | 18 July 1918 |
Commissioned | Probably never, but possibly in commission briefly from July 1918 (see main text) |
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Fate | Returned to owner 7 November 1918 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol vessel |
Length | 81 ft 2.5 in (24.752 m) |
Beam | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Draft | 6 ft 8.5 in (2.045 m) (mean) |
Propulsion | Steam turbine |
Speed | 14.5 knots |
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