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The first USS Buck (SP-1355) was later renamed to USS SP-1355. It was a tender that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1918.

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USS Buck (SP-1355), later USS SP-1355, during World War I.
Career (United States)
Name:
  • USS Buck (September 1917-April 1918)
  • USS SP-1355 (April 1918-late 1918)
Namesake:
  • As Buck, her previous name retained
  • As SP-1355, her section patrol number
    • Completed: 1911
    Acquired: 24 August 1917
    Commissioned: 13 September 1917
    Decommissioned: Late 1918
    Fate: Returned to owner 24 September 1918 or 27 November 1918[1]
    General characteristics
    Type: Tender
    Length: 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
    Beam: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
    Draft: 1 ft 6 in (0.46 m) (aft)
    Speed: 15 miles per hour[2]
    Complement: 2

    Buck was built as a civilian motorboat in 1911. On 24 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from the Conservation Commission of Maryland. She was used during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Buck (SP-1355) on 13 September 1917.

    Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Buck served as a tender at Norfolk, Virginia, for the remainder of World War I. She was renamed USS SP-1355 in April 1918.

    SP-1355 was decommissioned late in 1918. The Navy returned her to Consevration Commission of Maryland on either 24 September 1918 or 27 November 1918.[3]

    Notes

    1. ↑ The Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/sp1355.htm Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine) and NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171355.htm) both claim the date was 27 November 1918, but the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b10/buck-i.htm)states[dead link] that conflicting records exist and that either date is possible.
    2. ↑ The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b10/buck-i.htm Archived 2013-10-26 at the Wayback Machine) gives the boat's speed as 15 miles per hour. It is unusual to calibrate a watercraft's speed in miles per hour rather than knots. It is possible that her speed was 15 knots; if 15 miles per hour is accurate, the equivalent in knots is 13.
    3. ↑ The Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine and NavSource Online both claim the date was 27 November 1918, but the entry Archived 2013-10-26 at the Wayback Machine at Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships states that conflicting records exist and that either date is possible.

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