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USS Spindrift (IX 49)

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Name
  
USS Spindrift

Decommissioned
  
January 1947

Type
  
Cutter

Length
  
17 m

Acquired
  
26 October 1941

Struck
  
22 December 1952

Launched
  
1928

Builder
  
F. F. Pendleton, Wiscasset, Maine

USS Spindrift (IX-49) was built in 1928 by F. F. Pendleton, Wiscasset, Maine. The auxiliary cutter was acquired by the United States Navy on 26 October 1941 and assigned to the Severn River Naval Command for duty with the United States Naval Academy.

Spindrift supported midshipman training at the academy until being placed in reserve in January 1947. She was struck from the Navy List on 22 December 1952.

References

USS Spindrift (IX-49) Wikipedia