Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
U. S. S. Dauntless
Also known as:
Delphine; Delphine (PG-61); U. S. S. Dauntless (PG-61)
Year of Build:
1921
Rebuilt:
1. 1940;
2. 1946;
Official Number:
221218
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Yacht
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ownership Notes:
dodge, Anna Thompson, (1921-1927); Dillman, Anna Dodge, (1927-1042); U. S. Navy, (1942-1946); Dillman, Anna Dodge, (1946-1950); Dodge, Horace E., (1950-1966);Swayze, Roy A., (1966-1968); Lundeburg (MD. Seamanship School, (1968- )
Hull Dimensions
1921
Length: 241.7' Width/Beam: 35.5' Depth: 17.3'
Tonnage
1921
Gross: 1,255 Net: 653
1940
1946
History
Classification:
a. Steam Yacht, Delphine (1021-1942);
b. Steam Yacht, U. S. S. Dauntless (PG-61) (1942-1946);
c. Steam Yacht, Delphine (1946-1967);
d. Steam Yacht, Dauntless (1967- )
Nationality:
American (1921- )
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1926, Hudson River, burned, sunk and raised, ($750, 000 loss);
2. 00/00/1940, Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron, sank and raised;
Notes
General notes:
Hull #239; Designed by H. J. Gielow; Used as the flagship for chief Naval Operations at Washington, D. C., for the duration of war; Decommissioned, 5/11/1946 and turned over to U. S. Maritime Commission for disposal on 6/10/1946; Laid up at New London, Conn. for 4 years, sold to sailors International Union for use as Training ship;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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