USS Phenakite
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USS Phenakite (PYc-25) was a converted yacht that was used by the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. The vessel was also known as Celt, Sachem (SP-192), Sightseer and Circle Line V.
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Steam yacht Celt prior to World War I | |
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United States | |
Name | Celt |
Owner | J. Rogers Maxwell |
Builder | Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware |
Launched | April 12, 1902 |
Fate | transferred to USN July 3, 1917 |
United States | |
Name | USS Sachem |
Acquired | July 3, 1917 |
Commissioned | August 19, 1917 |
Identification | SP-192 |
Fate | transferred back to owner February 10, 1919 |
United States | |
Owner | Manton B. Metcalf |
Acquired | February 10, 1919 |
Fate | Sold to Jacob "Jake" Martin and converted to a fishing boat 1932 |
United States | |
Owner | Jacob "Jake" Martin |
Acquired | 1932 |
Fate | reacquired by the Navy February 17, 1942 for $65,000 and converted for Naval service at Robert Jacobs Inc., City Island, New York |
United States | |
Name | USS Phenakite |
Cost | $65,000 |
Acquired | February 17, 1942 |
Commissioned | July 1, 1942 at Tompkinsville, New York |
Decommissioned | November 17, 1944 |
Identification | PYc-25 |
Fate | transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal November 5, 1945 |
United States | |
Name | USS Phenakite |
Owner | Maritime Commission |
Acquired | November 5, 1945 |
Identification | PYc-25 |
Fate | returned to her original owner, Mr. J. Martin of Brooklyn, New York, and renamed Sachem on December 29, 1945 |
United States | |
Name | Sachem |
Owner | J. Martin |
Acquired | December 29, 1945 |
Fate | Subsequently resold to the Circle Line of New York City and renamed Sightseer |
United States | |
Name | Sightseer |
Owner | Circle Line of New York City |
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Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
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