USS Emerald (PYc-1)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Emerald.
The third USS Emerald (PYC-1), was a yacht built in 1922 as Tamarack IV by the Consolidated Shipbuilding Company in Morris Heights, New York.[1] She was acquired by the US Navy on 25 October 1940 and commissioned 27 December 1940.[2]
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Namesake | Tamarack |
Owner |
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Builder | Consolidated Shipbuilding Company, Morris Heights, New York |
Launched | 1922 |
Identification |
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Fate | Acquired by the Navy 25 October 1940 |
United States | |
Name | Emerald |
Namesake | Emerald |
Acquired | 25 October 1940 |
Commissioned | 27 December 1940 |
Decommissioned | 11 August 1942 |
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Fate | Maritime Commission |
General characteristics | |
Type | Yacht |
Tonnage | 104 GRT |
Length | 96 ft (29 m) |
Beam | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
Draft | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 × screws |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 32 |
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