USS Siren (PY-13)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Siren.
USS Siren (PY-13), July 1943.
USS Siren (PY-13), July 1943.
History
United States
NameLotosland (1929–1940)
OwnerColonel Edward A. Deeds
BuilderPusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware
Yard number408
Laid down13 June 1929
Launched15 November 1929
Completed14 June 1930 (delivered)
Identification
History
United States
NameSiren (1940–1945)
NamesakeSiren
Cost$140,000
Acquired16 October 1940
Commissioned19 July 1940
Decommissioned2 May 1944
RenamedSiren, 12 November 1940
ReclassifiedPatrol Yacht, PY-13, 15 November 1940
Refit31 October 1940, General Ship and Engine Works, East Boston, Massachusetts
In service2 May 1944, Naval Training School (Salvage), Pier 88, New York
Out of service23 October 1945
Stricken3 November 1945
Identification
FateSold, 31 December 1946, sold foreign, Colombian flag, by 1950
General characteristics [1][2]
Type
  • Yacht (1929–1940)
  • Coastal Minelayer (1940)
  • Patrol Yacht (1940–1945)
Tonnage662 GRT, 337 Net
Displacement720 long tons (732 t)
Length
  • 196 ft 5 in (59.87 m) (overall)
  • 185 ft (56 m) (registry)
Beam
  • 26.1 ft (8.0 m) (registered)
  • 28 ft 2 in (8.59 m) (DANFS)[note 1]
Draft11 ft (3.4 m)
Depth14.2 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screw
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Range12,000 nmi (14,000 mi; 22,000 km)
Crew
  • 35 (yacht)
  • 89 (Navy)
Armament

USS Siren (PY-13), briefly CMc-1, was built by Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware and launched 15 November 1929 as the yacht Lotosland. The yacht was acquired by the United States Navy in October 1940 and placed in commission as a Patrol Yacht from 1940 to 1946.

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