USS Buck (SP-1355) facts for kids

USS Buck (SP-1355), later USS SP-1355, during World War I.
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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
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
Complement	2

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.

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.

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.