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USS Lyndonia (SP-734)
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For ships with a similar name, see USS Lydonia and Lyndonia (1920).
USS Lyndonia (SP-734), later known as USS Vega (SP-734) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was assigned as an armed patrol craft, but, at times, performed other duties along the U.S. East Coast, such as dispatch boat and training ship for the U.S. Naval Academy. Post-war, she was disposed of through sale to the public.
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![]() Lyndonia (American Steam Yacht, 1907) photographed prior to her World War I era Naval service. | |
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Name | USS Lyndonia |
Namesake | Renamed Vega, a star of the first magnitude in constellation Lyra used frequently by navigators. |
Builder | Gas Engine and Power Company and Charles L. Seabury Company. |
Laid down | date unknown |
Completed | 1905 |
Acquired | by the Navy 5 September 1917 |
Commissioned | 4 December 1917 as USS Lyndonia (SP 734) at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Decommissioned | 13 September 1919 at Philadelphia |
Renamed | USS Vega (SP 734) on 20 February 1918, probably to avoid confusion with USS Lydonia (SP-700) |
Stricken | circa 1921 |
Homeport | |
Fate | Sold 20 December 1921; ultimate fate unknown |
General characteristics | |
Type | Yacht |
Tonnage | 276 gross ton |
Length | 175' |
Beam | 20' 4" |
Draft | 7' 9" |
Propulsion | steam engine |
Speed | 15 knots |
Complement | 69 |
Armament |
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Armor | steel-hulled |
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