She was built as Ko‑Asa in 1936 by M. M. Davis & Sons of Solomons, Maryland, and purchased by the Navy from George Marshall Allen of New York City on 21 July 1942; and placed in service on 14 August 1942.
Service history
Renamed Luster on 2 September 1942, the converted yacht was assigned to the 7th Naval District Local Defense Force, Port Everglades section, on 14 August. She was attached to the Gulf Sea Frontier Force primarily for ASW patrols on the east coast of Florida.
She was placed out of service on 24 March 1943, and assigned to the Supervisor of Salvage, USN, Miami, on 22 January 1944 to be operated by Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. with a civilian crew.
She was placed out of service a second time on 26 June 1944 and laid up at Coast Guard Patrol Base, Port Everglades. She was transferred to the War Shipping Administration on 20 December 1944 and sold.
luster, yacht, which, served, united, states, navy, patrol, boat, during, world, historyunited, statesnamebuilderm, davis, sons, solomons, marylandlaunched1936acquiredby, purchase, july, 1942commissioned14, august, 1942decommissioned24, march, 1943recommission. USS Luster IX 82 was a yacht which served in the United States Navy as a patrol boat during World War II HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS LusterBuilderM M Davis amp Sons Solomons MarylandLaunched1936Acquiredby purchase 21 July 1942Commissioned14 August 1942Decommissioned24 March 1943Recommissioned22 January 1944Decommissioned26 June 1944RenamedLuster 2 September 1942FateTransferred to War Shipping Administration for disposal 20 December 1944General characteristicsTypePatrol boatDisplacement68 long tons 69 t Length82 ft 6 in 25 15 m Beam20 ft 6 1 m Draft5 ft 6 in 1 68 m Speed8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph Complement4She was built as Ko Asa in 1936 by M M Davis amp Sons of Solomons Maryland and purchased by the Navy from George Marshall Allen of New York City on 21 July 1942 and placed in service on 14 August 1942 Service history EditRenamed Luster on 2 September 1942 the converted yacht was assigned to the 7th Naval District Local Defense Force Port Everglades section on 14 August She was attached to the Gulf Sea Frontier Force primarily for ASW patrols on the east coast of Florida She was placed out of service on 24 March 1943 and assigned to the Supervisor of Salvage USN Miami on 22 January 1944 to be operated by Merritt Chapman amp Scott Corp with a civilian crew She was placed out of service a second time on 26 June 1944 and laid up at Coast Guard Patrol Base Port Everglades She was transferred to the War Shipping Administration on 20 December 1944 and sold References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links EditPhoto gallery at navsource org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Luster amp oldid 1164170170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
