USS Peter C. Struven (SP-332)

History
United States
Name: USS Peter C. Struven
Namesake: A former name retained
Builder: E. James Tull, Pocomoke City, Maryland
Completed: 1907
Decommissioned: 1 July 1919
In service: 9 August 1917
Fate: sold in July 1919 to Lewes Oil and Chemical of Lewes, Delaware
General characteristics
Type: fishing steamer, converted to patrol craft
Tonnage: 254 short tons (230 t)
Length: 152 ft (46 m)
Beam: 22 ft (6.7 m)
Depth: 9.5 ft (2.9 m)
Propulsion: steam engine
Speed: 11.5 knots (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h)
Complement: 36
Armament: One 1-pounder

USS Peter C. Struven (SP-332) was a 152-foot (46 m) patrol boat in the United States Navy, placed in service 9 August 1917. She was a steel-hulled steamboat and had been originally used as a fishing boat.

The Peter C. Struven was assigned to the 5th Naval District and patrolled the area of Hampton Roads and Elizabeth River during World War I. She was sold to Lewes Oil and Chemical on 1 July 1919.

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