USS Williamsburg

USS Williamsburg in 1950
History
United States
NameAras
OwnerHugh J. Chisholm, Jr.
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down19 March 1930
Launched8 December 1930
Acquired15 January 1931
FateAcquired by the US Navy, 24 April 1941
United States
NameWilliamsburg
NamesakeCity of Williamsburg, Virginia
Acquired24 April 1941
Commissioned7 October 1941
Decommissioned30 June 1953
Stricken1 April 1962
FateTransferred to National Science Foundation, 9 August 1962
United States
NameAnton Bruun
NamesakeAnton Frederik Bruun
OperatorWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Acquired9 August 1962
Fate
  • Sold 1971
  • Scrapped in La Spezia, Italy, in 2016
General characteristics (in US Navy service)
Displacement1,805 long tons (1,834 t) full load
Length243 ft 9 in (74.30 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Propulsion2 × Winton diesel engines
Speed13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Complement81
Armament

USS Williamsburg was a US Navy gunboat. A former private yacht, it also served as a presidential yacht from 1945 to 1953.

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