USS Daraga (SP-43)

300px Daraga in private use prior to her U.S. Navy service.
History
United States
Name:	USS Daraga
Namesake:	Previous name retained
Completed:	1915
Acquired:	1917
Commissioned:	23 April 1917
Decommissioned:	1919
Struck:	1919
Fate:	Sold 7 July 1921
General characteristics
Type:	Patrol boat
Length:	77 ft 6 in (23.62 m)
Beam:	17 ft (5.2 m)
Draught:	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Speed:	10.0 knots (18.5 km/h)
Complement:	15
Armament:	two 1-pounder guns

USS Daraga (SP-43) was a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919.

Daraga, a motorboat, was purchased by the Navy in 1917, commissioned on 23 April 1917 with Ensign A. F. Spare, USNRF, commanding.

Daraga was assigned to the 2nd Naval District where she performed harbor entrance patrol duty at Newport, Rhode Island, and served as mother ship to Patrol Squadron 1 until the end of World War I.

In 1919 Daraga was transferred to the 1st Naval District and decommissioned. She was sold on 7 July 1921.

See also

• World War I
• Patrol boat

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
• Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: Daraga (American Motor Boat, 1915). Served as USS Daraga (SP-43) in 1917-1921.
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive - Daraga (SP 43)