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

Daraga in private use prior to her U.S. Navy service.
History
United States
NameUSS Daraga
NamesakePrevious name retained
Completed1915
Acquired1917
Commissioned23 April 1917
Decommissioned1919
Stricken1919
FateSold 7 July 1921
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Length77 ft 6 in (23.62 m)
Beam17 ft (5.2 m)
Draught3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Speed10.0 knots (18.5 km/h)
Complement15
Armamenttwo 1-pounder guns

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.

References

edit