Completed 1911 Commissioned 13 September 1917 Length 10 m | Acquired 24 August 1917 Decommissioned Late 1918 | |
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Name USS Buck (September 1917-April 1918)USS SP-1355 (April 1918-late 1918) Namesake As Buck, her previous name retainedAs SP-1355, her section patrol number | ||
The first USS Buck (SP-1355), later USS SP-1355, was a tender that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1918.
Buck was built as a civilian motorboat in 1911. On 24 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from the Conservation Commission of Maryland for use during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Buck (SP-1355) on 13 September 1917.
Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Buck served as a tender at Norfolk, Virginia, for the remainder of World War I. She was renamed USS SP-1355 in April 1918.
SP-1355 was decommissioned late in 1918. The navy returned her to Conservation Commission of Maryland on either 24 September 1918 or 27 November 1918.
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