USS Truant
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Truant |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 1891 |
| Launched | 24 August 1892 |
| Fate | Acquired by the Navy 3 July 1941 |
| History | |
 United States | |
| Name | Truant |
| Namesake | Name retained |
| Acquired | 3 July 1941 |
| Commissioned | 16 July 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 17 November 1943 |
| Stricken | 6 December 1943 |
| Identification | Hull symbol:PYc-14 |
| Fate | Returned to her owner |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | patrol boat |
| Displacement | 375 long tons (381 t) |
| Length | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Installed power | 600 shp (450 kW) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
| Complement | 98 |
| Armament | 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun |
USS Truant (PYc-14) was a coastal patrol yacht in the service of the United States Navy.
In the years following the outbreak of
yachts, trawlers, and other suitable ships in which to train the officers and men needed by newly constructed warships.[1]
On 3 July 1941, as a part of the latter program, the Navy chartered, on a
Great Lakes Naval Training Station, North Chicago, Illinois.[1]
World War II service
Truant plied the waters of
Ford Motor Company plant at South Chicago, Ill., for the cold months and remained there into the spring of 1943.[1]
The yacht then engaged in training exercises and maneuvers in Lake Michigan into November. On 17 November 1943, Truant was decommissioned at the Ford Motor Company plant at Dearborn and returned to her owner. On 6 December 1943, her name was struck from the Navy list.[1]
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné
- Photo gallery of USS Truant (PYc-14) at NavSource Naval History