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USS Arcturus (SP-182)

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USS Arcturus (SP-182) in an icy port, circa 1917–1919.
History
United States
NameUSS Arcturus
NamesakeThe principal star of the northern constellation Boötes with a magnitude of .2 and located 36 light-years' distance from the Earth.
BuilderGas Engine and Power Co. and the Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York
Laid downdate unknown
Completed1911
Acquiredby the Navy 25 May 1917
Commissioned18 August 1917 as Arcturus (SP-182)
Decommissioned7 May 1919
RenamedUSS SP-182 in 1918
Strickencirca 1919
Homeport3rd Naval District, at New York City
FateSold 4 October 1919
General characteristics
Class and typeYacht
Tonnage78 tons
Length90 ft (27 m)
Beam16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
Draft4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)
Speed14 knots
Complement16 officers and enlisted
Armament

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.

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 City—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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