A Yacht Built in New York
Druid was built in 1902 as a private steam yacht by the Burlee Dry Dock Company of Staten Island, New York. She was purchased by the Navy in Havana, Cuba, from her owner, W. W. Dwyer of New York City, on 2 June 1917.
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