USS Laura Reed
.jpg) USS Laura Reed (SP-2009) at anchor shortly after her commissioning, possibly in late 1917.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Laura Reed |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Acquired |
|
| Commissioned | 6 December 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 7 January 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian schooner Laura Reed 1895-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 22 Gross register tons |
| Length | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails and auxiliary engine |
| Speed | 5 knots |
| Complement | 11 |
| Armament | None |
USS Laura Reed (SP-2009), also listed as ID-2009, was a
patrol vessel
in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Laura Reed was built as a
section patrol boat during World War I. She was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve on 30 November 1917, delivered to the Navy on 3 December 1917, and commissioned
as USS Laura Reed (SP-2009) at New Haven on 6 December 1917.
Assigned to the
3rd Naval District and based at New Haven, Laura Reed operated as a patrol boat and as a training ship for the Yale University
Naval Unit for the rest of World War I.
The Navy returned Laura Reed to Galpin on 7 January 1919.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Laura Reed (American Auxiliary Schooner, 1895); Later USS Laura Reed (ID # 2009), 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Laura reed (SP 2009)
section patrol
number, 2009, is written on the photograph.