USS Emerald (PYc-1)
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| Namesake: | Tamarack |
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| Builder: | Consolidated Shipbuilding Company, Morris Heights, New York |
| Launched: | 1922 |
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| Status: | Acquired by the Navy 25 October 1940 |
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| Name: | Emerald |
| Namesake: | Emerald |
| Acquired: | 25 October 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 27 December 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 11 August 1942 |
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| Fate: | Maritime Commission |
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| Type: | Yacht |
| Tonnage: | 104 GT |
| Length: | 96 ft (29 m) |
| Beam: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Draft: | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 × screws |
| Speed: | 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 32 |
The third USS Emerald (PYC-1), was a yacht built in 1922 as Tamarack IV by the Consolidated Shipbuilding Company in Morris Heights, New York.[1] She was acquired by the US Navy on 25 October 1940 and commissioned 27 December 1940, with Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert W. Graham in command.[2]
World War II service
After calling at Norfolk, Virginia Emerald arrived at Jacksonville, Florida, 13 February 1941 for patrol duty off the Florida coast, and served as harbor entrance control station in Saint Johns River between December 1941 and March 1942. Her last service was as examination ship at Key West, and on 31 May Emerald arrived at Miami, where she lay until decommissioned 11 August 1942. She was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 13 November 1945.[2]
References
- ↑ Colton, Tim (26 October 2015). "Consolidated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights, New York". www.Shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Emerald". Naval History and Heritage Command. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- A New Tamarack IV
- 56th Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States]
- Photo gallery of USS Emerald (PYc-1) at NavSource Naval History
- hazegray.org: USS Emerald