Placida—built as a diesel motor yacht in 1930 at Bath, Maine, by Bath Iron Works—was purchased by the Navy from H. G. Haskell on 19 June 1941; renamed Ruby and classified as a patrol vessel, PY-21, on 6 July 1941; converted at the Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Jacksonville, Florida; and commissioned on 23 September 1941.[1]
Ruby decommissioned at Boston on 25 July 1945, was stricken from the List of Naval Vessels on 13 August 1945, and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 26 December, the day after Christmas.[1]
References
^ abc"Ruby". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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ruby, converted, yacht, that, patrolled, with, united, states, navy, world, historyunited, statesnameplacidanamesakeplacidabuilderbath, iron, works, bath, mainelaid, down23, december, 1929launched17, 1930acquired1, july, 1930fatepurchased, navy, june, 1941hist. USS Ruby PY 21 was a converted yacht that patrolled with the United States Navy in World War II USS Ruby PY 21 HistoryUnited StatesNamePlacidaNamesakePlacidaBuilderBath Iron Works Bath MaineLaid down23 December 1929Launched17 May 1930Acquired1 July 1930FatePurchased by the Navy 19 June 1941HistoryUnited StatesNameRubyNamesakeRubyAcquired19 June 1941Commissioned23 September 1941Decommissioned23 July 1945RefitConverted for Naval service at Gibbs Gas Engine Co Jacksonville FloridaStricken13 August 1945IdentificationHull symbol PY 21 Code letters NBGMFateTransferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 26 December 1945General characteristicsTypePatrol yachtDisplacement500 long tons 508 t Length190 ft 58 m Beam26 ft 6 in 8 08 m Draft10 ft 11 in 3 33 m Installed power2 Cooper Bessemer JR 8 diesel engines 1 600 bhp 1 200 kW Propulsion2 screwsSpeed13 knots 24 km h 15 mph Complement67Armament2 3 in 76 mm 50 caliber guns 4 1 1 in 28 mm 75 caliber anti aircraft guns Contents 1 Construction acquisition and commissioning 2 Service history 3 Decommission 4 References 5 External linksConstruction acquisition and commissioning EditPlacida built as a diesel motor yacht in 1930 at Bath Maine by Bath Iron Works was purchased by the Navy from H G Haskell on 19 June 1941 renamed Ruby and classified as a patrol vessel PY 21 on 6 July 1941 converted at the Gibbs Gas Engine Company Jacksonville Florida and commissioned on 23 September 1941 1 Service history EditInitially assigned to the 6th Naval District at Charleston South Carolina for escort duty Ruby was assigned to the Eastern Sea Frontier from 10 February 1942 to 18 January 1944 retaining her homeport of Charleston On the 18th she was reassigned to the 3d Naval District at New York and three days later was given to the 1st Naval District headquartered at Boston Mass for training purposes 1 Decommission EditRuby decommissioned at Boston on 25 July 1945 was stricken from the List of Naval Vessels on 13 August 1945 and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 26 December the day after Christmas 1 References Edit a b c Ruby Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 28 January 2016 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Ruby PY 21 Photo gallery of USS Ruby PY 21 at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Ruby amp oldid 1163025476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
