USS Druid (SP-321)
USS Druid (SP-321) moored in harbor, probably in European waters in 1918. |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Druid |
| Namesake: | A member of a religious order in ancient Gaul, Britain, and Ireland (previous name retained) |
| Owner: | W. W. Dwyer of New York City |
| Builder: | Burlee Dry Dock Company of Staten Island, New York |
| Completed: | 1902 |
| Acquired: | 2 June 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 17 September 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 May 1919 |
| Struck: | 17 May 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold 10 September 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 539 gross tons |
| Length: | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam engine |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Complement: | 113 |
| Armament: | Two 3-inch (76.2-millimeter) guns |
USS Druid (SP-321) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. She was sent to the European coast and the Mediterranean to protect Allied shipping from German submarines and other dangers.
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