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.
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