USS Druid information

	USS Druid (SP-321) moored in harbor, probably in European waters in 1918.
History
United States
Name	Rheclair; Nirvana; Druid; USS Druid; Maracay;
Namesake	A member of a religious order in ancient Gaul, Britain, and Ireland (previous name retained)
Owner	Daniel G. Reid; Nelson W. Aldrich; Rodman Wanamaker; Walter W. Dwyer; U.S. Navy; Carl K. MacFadden;
Builder	Burlee Dry Dock Company of Staten Island, New York
Yard number	234
Launched	10 February 1902
Completed	1902
Acquired	2 June 1917
Commissioned	17 September 1917
Decommissioned	28 May 1919
Stricken	17 May 1919
Identification	111412
Fate	Sold 10 September 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	539 GRT
Length	217 ft (66 m)
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	113
Armament	2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns; 2 machine guns;

USS Druid (SP-321) was a private yacht launched 10 February 1902 as Rheclair that was built for Daniel G. Reid. Reid sold the yacht to Senator Nelson W. Aldrich who renamed the yacht Nirvana only just over a year before his death. Aldrich's estate chartered Nirvana to John Wanamaker until it was bought by his son Rodman Wanamaker who used the yacht for cruising until a fire on 14 December 1916, just before a cruise south, severely damaged the vessel. He chartered an alternate vessel for his trip south and, after full repairs, the yacht was sold to Walter W. Dwyer who gave it the name Druid with intentions to sell the yacht to the government in order to finance a shipyard venture in Pensacola, Florida.

Druid was purchased for $90,000 by the United States Navy, commissioned USS Druid on 17 September 1917 and converted into a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. She was sent to the European coast and the Mediterranean to protect Allied shipping from German submarines and other dangers.

After a little over four months in reserve Druid was decommissioned on 28 May 1919 and sold on 10 September 1919 to Carl K. MacFadden who renamed the vessel Maracay and sold it to Venezuelan buyers by 30 June 1922 when the List of Merchant Vessels of the United States shows it among those changing to foreign interest.

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History
USS Druid (SP-321) moored in harbor, probably in European waters in 1918.
United States
Name	Rheclair Nirvana Druid USS Druid Maracay
Namesake	A member of a religious order in ancient Gaul, Britain, and Ireland (previous name retained)
Owner	Daniel G. Reid Nelson W. Aldrich Rodman Wanamaker Walter W. Dwyer U.S. Navy Carl K. MacFadden
Builder	Burlee Dry Dock Company of Staten Island, New York
Yard number	234
Launched	10 February 1902
Completed	1902
Acquired	2 June 1917
Commissioned	17 September 1917
Decommissioned	28 May 1919
Stricken	17 May 1919
Identification	111412
Fate	Sold 10 September 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	539 GRT
Length	217 ft (66 m)
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	113
Armament	2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns 2 machine guns