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Raymond I (Id. No. 2057)

1917–1919 

The first Raymond retained the name she carried at the time of her acquisition; the second honored Lt. Cmdr. Reginald Marbury Raymond (1912–1943), see Raymond (DE-341) for full biography.

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(Id. No. 2057: tonnage 183 (gross), 174 (net); length 102'9"; beam 29'8"; draft 7'7" (mean); accommodation 4; armament none)

The first Raymond -- a wooden-hulled barge -- was built during 1893 by the yard of Michael McDonald. She was purchased by the Navy from E. S. Belden & Sons of New London, Conn., when the Great War necessitated an almost unprecedented growth of the service to meet the demands of an expanded fleet and shore establishment.


Raymond, possibly photographed at the time of her inspection in the Second Naval District (7 November 1917). What appears to be a Coast Guard cutter is visible alongside a pier in the background beyond Raymond’s mast. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships P...
Caption: Raymond, possibly photographed at the time of her inspection in the Second Naval District (7 November 1917). What appears to be a Coast Guard cutter is visible alongside a pier in the background beyond Raymond’s mast. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph, 19-LCM Collection, Box 618, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md.)

Delivered four days before Christmas, on 21 December 1917, to the Commandant, Second Naval District, Raymond was employed as a “special non-powered vessel” in those waters. She was given the identification number (Id. No.) 2057.

Raymond was sold on 15 August 1919 to Fred Starr of New York.

Revised by Robert J. Cressman
30 August 2019

Published: Thu Sep 05 09:59:52 EDT 2019