USS Royone (IX-235)
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| Name: | USS Royone |
| Launched: | 1936 |
| Acquired: | by donation, 20 December 1949 |
| Commissioned: | April 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 June 1967 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1967 |
| Homeport: | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Fate: | Sold, 1 July 1967 |
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| Type: | Yacht |
| Displacement: | 30 long tons (30 t) |
USS Royone (IX-235) was a training ship in the United States Navy.
A former oil screw yacht, Royone was built in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1936; donated to the United States Naval Academy on 20 December 1949; accepted by the Navy on 2 March 1950, commissioned in April 1950; and used for instruction and recreation of the midshipmen.
On 26 June 1967 she was declared excess to the needs of the Navy, and on 1 July she was struck from the Navy List.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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