USS Carnelian
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USS Carnelian (PY-19) was a converted yacht that patrolled with the United States Navy in World War II. She was named for carnelian (a semi-precious stone).
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USS Carnelian (PY-19) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name |
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Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
Laid down | 5 May 1930 |
Launched | 18 October 1930 |
Renamed | Seventeen, December 1930 |
Fate | Sold to the US Navy 13 May 1941 |
History | |
United States | |
Name | Carnelian |
Namesake | Carnelian |
Acquired | 13 May 1941 |
Commissioned | 7 June 1941 |
Decommissioned | 4 January 1946 |
Stricken | 21 January 1946 |
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Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 24 October 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol yacht |
Displacement | 500 long tons (508 t) |
Length | 190 ft 11 in (58.19 m) |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × screws |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 59 officers and enlisted |
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