USS Emerald

USS Emerald

USS Emerald is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:

* The first "Emerald", a steam yacht, served as a ferry boat in a noncommissioned status at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Navy Yard between 1864 and 1883.

* The second "Emerald" (No. 177), a yacht, served in a noncommissioned status on harbor entrance patrol duty in the 4th Naval District in 1917 and 1918.

*, a coastal minesweeper, served in World War II.


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