Global InformationUSS Metha Nelson information
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Metha Nelson |
| Builder | H. D. Bendixsen, Eureka, California |
| Completed | 1896 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 11 June 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 25 September 1945 |
| Stricken | 24 October 1945 |
| Fate | Sold to former owner |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Displacement | 464 long tons (471 t) |
| Length | 156 ft (48 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
| Speed | 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) |
Metha Nelson (also USS Metha Nelson (IX‑74)) was built as a wooden‑hulled merchant schooner which was later used in historic movies as a full-rigged ship. During World War II, she served the United States Navy.