USS Arcturus (SP-182)

USS Arcturus (SP-182)

USS "Arcturus" 9SP-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 -- 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.

See also

* U.S. Navy
* World War I

References

*
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-a/sp182.htm USS Arcturus (SP-182), 1917-1919. Later renamed SP-182. Originally the Civilian Motor Boat Arcturus (1911)]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170182.htm NavSource Online: SP-182 - ex-Arcturus (SP 182)]


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