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 USS Phenakite prior to World War I
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| United States | |
| Name | Celt |
| Owner | J. Rogers Maxwell |
| Launched | April 12, 1902 |
| Fate | transferred to USN July 3, 1917 |
 United States | |
| Name | USS Sachem |
| Acquired | July 3, 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, NY |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Phenakite |
| Builder | Robert Jacobs Inc., City Island, New York |
| 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, NY 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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USS Phenakite 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.
History
Phenakite was built 1902 as the yacht Celt by Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware, for J. Rogers Maxwell, a railroad executive. It was launched on April 12, 1902.
Shortly after the United States entry into the First World War, it was acquired by the US Navy on July 3, 1917. The ship was placed in service as USS Sachem (SP 192) on August 19 and used as a Coastal Patrol Yacht. During its Navy service, it was loaned to inventor Thomas Edison who conducted government funded experiments with it.
After the end of World War I, Sachem was returned to her owner, Manton B. Metcalf of New York, on February 10, 1919. It was later sold to Philadelphia banker Roland L. Taylor and then to Jacob "Jake" Martin of Brooklyn, New York in 1932 who converted it to a fishing boat.
The yacht was reacquired by the Navy on February 17, 1942 for $65,000 and converted for naval service at Robert Jacobs Inc., City Island, New York. It was commissioned as USS Phenakite (PYc-25) on July 1 at Tompkinsville, New York and patrolled the waters off of the Florida Keys during World War II. It was decommissioned to undergo modifications and placed back in service on November 17, 1944. It was used for testing sonar systems before being placed out of service on October 2, 1945 at Tompkinsville, and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on November 5.
The vessel was then returned to her previous owner, Martin, and renamed Sachem on December 29. It was struck from the Naval Register February 7, 1946. It was subsequently resold to the Circle Line of New York City and renamed Sightseer, but was later renamed Circle Line V. It served as a tour boat until 1983.
In 1986, a Cincinnati local named Robert Miller purchased the ship for the low price of $7,500 and spent 10 days restoring the yacht so it could make the journey to the Midwest. After using the boat to take friends out on New York Harbor for the ceremonial relighting of the Statue of Liberty during the July 4 weekend, Miller took the boat back home via the Hudson River, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, and the Ohio River before settling in a creek on Miller's property in Boone County, Kentucky.
The decayed and abandoned boat is a popular destination for kayak enthusiasts in the Cincinnati area and is commonly referred to as "The Ghost Ship."
Pop culture
Before leaving New York Harbor, the boat was used in Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach' music video in 1986. While the boat was being worked on one day, a limousine pulled up to the dock and a representative for Madonna asked if they could use the ship in an upcoming music video. Miller agreed and the boat can briefly be seen in the video.
Awards
For her service in the U.S. Navy, Sachem / Phenakite earned the following awards:
References
- Lenton 1974, pp. 3–4
- ^ Priolo, Gary P. "Phenakite (PYc-25), ex-Sachem (SP 192)". NavSource Naval History. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ Cahal, Sherman (June 7, 2018). "USS Sachem and USS Phenakite". Abandoned. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Ohio Kayak. "Ohio Kayak Blog-- Rivers, Music, Friends and More..." ohiokayak.blogspot.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- Henry E. Dorfman. "Ship lends ghostly history to Paddlefest". WCPO. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- Life daily.com Ghost ship
- "The glorious past of 112-year-old 'ghost ship' abandoned on Ohio River". Retrieved August 3, 2016.
External links
- "Ghost Ship" at Queen City Discovery
- Phenakite (PYc-25)
- The Sachem Project
- USS Sachem and USS Phenakite at Abandoned
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