USS Royone (IX-235)

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History
United States
NameUSS Royone
Launched1936
Acquiredby donation, 20 December 1949
CommissionedApril 1950
Decommissioned26 June 1967
Stricken1 July 1967
HomeportAnnapolis, Maryland
FateSold, 1 July 1967
General characteristics
TypeYacht
Displacement30 long tons (30 t)

USS Royone (IX-235) was a training ship in the United States Navy.[1]

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 Directory.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Auxiliary Ships of the US Navy". Retrieved 29 June 2020.