Name USS Arcturus Completed 1911 Tonnage 70,760 kg | Laid down date unknown Length 27 m Builder Charles L. Seabury Co. | |
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Namesake The principal star of the northern constellation Boötes with a magnitude of .2 and located 36 light years distant from the Earth. Acquired by the Navy 25 May 1917 Commissioned 18 August 1917 as Arcturus (SP-182) | ||
USS Arcturus (SP-182) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was reconfigured by the Navy as an armed patrol craft, and was assigned to patrol the waterways of New York City.
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Yacht built in New York
Arcturus (SP-182) -- a wooden-hulled yacht built in 1911 by the Gas Engine & Power Co. and the Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York—was purchased by the Navy from Martin L. Quinn of New York City on 25 May 1917; and placed in commission on 18 August 1917.
World War I service
For her whole career, Arcturus was assigned to the section patrol duty in the 3d Naval District. headquartered at New York City.
Post-war decommissioning
She was decommissioned on 7 May 1919 and sold on 4 October 1919 to Reinhard Hall, Brooklyn, New York.
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