USS Volador (IX-59)

USS *Volador* (IX-59)
History
United States
Owner	W. L. Valentine
Builder	William Müller and Company, Wilmington, California
Launched	1926
Acquired	2 February 1942 (US Navy); August 1943 (US Army);
In service	19 February 1942 (US Navy); July 1943 — August 1943 (US Coast Guard); August 1943 (US Army);
Out of service	17 August 1943 (US Navy)
Stricken	3 September 1943 (US Navy)
Identification	Official Number: 225571; Signal letters: MGCF (1930), KGAV (1933);
Notes	Apparently disposed of in the Philippines by Army after war use.
General characteristics
Type	Schooner
Tonnage	114 GRT
Length	110 ft (34 m) LOA; 97 ft (29.6 m) registry;
Beam	23 ft 5 in (7.14 m)
Draft	12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Depth	11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails; Auxiliary 120 hp 6 cyl diesel engine;
Speed	7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Complement	varied by use and operator

USS Volador (IX-59) was a wooden-hulled schooner acquired by the United States Navy in 1942 and after transfer to the United States Army seeing service in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II as an early command and communications ship. The schooner was designed by William Gardiner and built at Wilmington, California by William Müller and Company in 1926. The yacht was owned by W. L. Valentine, a California yachtsman and Commodore of the California Yacht Club in 1931.