- USS Royone (IX-235)
USS "Royone" (IX-235) was a training ship in the
United States Navy .A former oil screw yacht, "Royone" was built in
Bristol, Rhode Island , in 1936; donated to theUnited States Naval Academy on20 December 1949 ; accepted by the Navy on2 March 1950 , commissioned in April 1950; and used for instruction and recreation of the midshipmen.On
26 June 1967 she was declared excess to the needs of the Navy, and on1 July she was struck from theNavy List .References
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