Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Naval History Division • Washington

USS Violet II (WAGL-250)

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(Tender: dp. 1,012; 1. 170'0"; b. 32'0"; dr. 10'6"; s. 12 k.; a. 1 3", 2 20mm., 2 dct.)


Violet --a steel-hulled, twin-screw navigational aid tender built in 1930 at Manitowoc, Wis.--was serving the Coast Guard at Baltimore, Md., by mid-1941 and came under naval control during World War II Classified as WAGL-250 (a "miscellaneous tender"), she served under Navy orders for the duration of World War II.


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