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Saluda (IX-87) underway, 6 October 1964
History
USS Saluda
Name
  • Odyssey (1938-1942)
  • Saluda (1942-1978)
  • Odyssey (1978- )
NamesakeSaluda River in South Carolina
Builder
  • Henry B. Nevins, Inc.,
  • City Island, Bronx
Launched1938
Acquired31 July 1942
Commissioned20 June 1943
Decommissioned7 January 1947
In service7 January 1947
ReclassifiedYAG-87, 29 June 1968
Stricken15 April 1974
StatusSail training vessel
General characteristics
TypeYawl
Displacement92 long tons (93 t)
Length89 ft (27 m)
Beam18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
PropulsionSails/auxiliary diesel engine
Speed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement10

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