USS Peter C. Struven (SP-332)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USS Peter C. Struven |
| Namesake: | A former name retained |
| Builder: | E. James Tull, Pocomoke City, Maryland |
| Completed: | 1907 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 July 1919 |
| In service: | 9 August 1917 |
| Fate: | sold in July 1919 to Lewes Oil and Chemical of Lewes, Delaware |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | fishing steamer, converted to patrol craft |
| Tonnage: | 254 short tons (230 t) |
| Length: | 152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Depth: | 9.5 ft (2.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h) |
| Complement: | 36 |
| Armament: | One 1-pounder |
USS Peter C. Struven (SP-332) was a 152-foot (46 m) patrol boat in the United States Navy, placed in service 9 August 1917. She was a steel-hulled steamboat and had been originally used as a fishing boat.
The Peter C. Struven was assigned to the 5th Naval District and patrolled the area of Hampton Roads and Elizabeth River during World War I. She was sold to Lewes Oil and Chemical on 1 July 1919.
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References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Bureau of Navigation (June 1920). "Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States". Merchant Vessels of the United States (52 ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 151.
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