Global InformationUSS Lydonia information
 The civilian steam yacht SS Lydonia II prior to her 1917 acquisition by the United States Navy.
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| History | |
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  United States | |
| Name | USS Lydonia |
| Namesake | Modification of Lydonia II, the ship's civilian name when acquired |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Builder | Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Laid down | April 1911 |
| Launched | 25 July 1911 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Acquired | 21 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | 27 October 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 7 August 1919 |
| Fate | Transferred to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 7 August 1919 |
| Notes | Served as civilian yacht SS Lydonia II 1912–1917, owned by William A. Lydon |
 United States | |
| Name | USC&GS Lydonia |
| Namesake | U.S. Navy name retained |
| Operator | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey |
| Acquired | 7 August 1919 |
| Commissioned | 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 1947 |
| Identification | CS 302 |
| General characteristics (as U.S. Navy vessel) | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 497 GRT |
| Length | 181 ft (55 m), 214 ft (65.2 m) length overall |
| Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 34 |
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| General characteristics (as U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey vessel) | |
| Type | Coastal survey ship |
| Length | 180.5 ft (55.0 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
USS Lydonia (SP-700) was United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 that saw service during World War I. Prior to her U.S. Navy service, she had been William A. Lydon's private yacht, Lydonia II, from 1912 to 1917.[1] She spent most of the war based at Gibraltar, escorting and protecting Allied ships in the Mediterranean and along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Europe. After her U.S. Navy service ended, she served from 1919 to 1947 in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as the coastal survey ship USCGS Lydonia (CS-302).
- ^ Hagley Library. "Building the Lydonia II". Pusey and Jones Collection. Hagley Museum and Library, Greenville, Delaware. Retrieved 27 February 2012.