USS Gypsum Queen
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USS Gypsum Queen (SP-430) was a tugboat acquired by the United States Navy during World War I. She was assigned to the French coast as a minesweeper, as well as a tugboat to provide assistance to disabled Allied ships. Performing this dangerous work, Gypsum Queen struck a rock near Brest, France, and sunk, sending 15 crew members to their deaths.
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Name | USS Gypsum Queen |
Namesake | A former name retained |
Owner | J. B. King Transportation Co. of New York City |
Builder | Dialogue & Company, Camden, New Jersey |
Laid down | date unknown |
Completed | 1890 |
Acquired | by the Navy, September 1917 |
Commissioned | 4 December 1917 at New York City |
Decommissioned | sunk on 28 April 1919 |
Stricken | 1919 (est.) |
Fate | Sunk after striking a rock near Armen Light House off Brest, France, 28 April 1919 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tugboat |
Displacement | 361 long tons (367 t) |
Length | 135 ft (41 m) |
Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
Speed | 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun, 2 × .30 in (7.6 mm) machine guns |
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