USS Akbar
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USS Akbar (SP-599) was first owned by George W. Childs Drexel of Philadelphia, a member of the city's Corinthian Yacht Club. The original name Akbar, apparently named for Mogul emperor Jalul-ud-Din Muhammed, known as "Akbar" (The Great), was retained upon entry into naval service.[1][2]
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Akbar underway before her U.S. Navy service in World War I | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Akbar (SP-599) |
Namesake | Jalul-ud-Din Muhammed (Akbar the Great) |
Builder | |
Completed | 1915 |
Acquired | 17 May 1917 |
Commissioned | 31 May 1917 |
Decommissioned | 17 January 1919 |
Stricken | 2 October 1919 |
Fate | Sold, 2 January 1920; ultimate fate unknown |
General characteristics | |
Type | Section patrol vessel |
Displacement | 125 t |
Length | 72 ft 6 in (22.10 m) |
Beam | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
Draft | 3 ft 4 in (1.02 m) |
Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
Complement | 11 |
Armament | 2 × machine guns |
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