USS Topaz
History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Name | Topaz |
Namesake | Topaz |
Builder | Luders Marine Construction Company, Stamford, Connecticut |
Laid down | 1931 |
Acquired | 14 February 1941 |
Commissioned | 14 July 1941 |
Decommissioned | 27 September 1944 |
Stricken | 14 October 1944 |
Identification |
|
Fate | Transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal in September 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 160 long tons (160 t) |
Length | 111 ft 8 in (34.04 m) |
Beam | 18 ft 11 in (5.77 m) |
Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) (mean) |
Installed power |
|
Propulsion | 2 × screws |
Speed | 13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
Armament |
|
USS Topaz (PYc-10) was a coastal patrol yacht in the service of the United States Navy. She was named for the gemstone Topaz.
Doromar, a yacht built in 1931, by the Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut, was acquired by the Navy on 14 February 1941, from Mr. W. McCullough; renamed Topaz and designated PYc-10 on 3 March 1941; converted to a coastal patrol yacht by Robert Jacob, Inc.; and placed in commission at New York on 14 July 1941.
Pre-War service
Topaz cleared New York on 21 July, and headed south. She stopped at
15th Naval District
.
World War II service and decommission
For the next three years, Topaz patrolled the close approaches to the
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 31 August 1944. She was placed out of commission there on 27 September, and was turned over to the War Shipping Administration
for disposal. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 14 October 1944.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Topaz (PYc-9) at NavSource Naval History
- Luders Marine, Stamford CT