USS Emerald (PYc-1)

History
United States
Name	Tamarack IV (1922–1927); Savitar (1927–1940);
Namesake	Tamarack
Owner	Dr. Henry Norton Torrey (1922–1927); Joseph H. Seaman (1927–1941);
Builder	Consolidated Shipbuilding Company, Morris Heights, New York
Launched	1922
Identification	Official number:222502; Signal letters:MDQR;
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
Identification	Hull symbol:PYc-1; Code letters:NCBT; ;
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	2 × Imperial in-line eight cylinder gasoline engines; 600 bhp (450 kW);
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	32

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]

World War II service

After calling at Norfolk, Virginia Emerald arrived at Jacksonville, Florida, 13 February 1941 for patrol duty off the Florida coast, and served as harbor entrance control station in Saint Johns River between December 1941 and March 1942. Her last service was as examination ship at Key West, and on 31 May Emerald arrived at Miami, where she lay until decommissioned 11 August 1942. She was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 13 November 1945.^[2]

References

^ Colton, Tim (26 October 2015). "Consolidated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights, New York". www.Shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Emerald". Naval History and Heritage Command. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

A New Tamarack IV
56th Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States
Photo gallery of USS Emerald (PYc-1) at NavSource Naval History
hazegray.org: USS Emerald

[1] Colton, Tim (26 October 2015). "Consolidated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights, New York". www.Shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

[DANFS-2] "Emerald". Naval History and Heritage Command. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

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History

United States
Name	Tamarack IV (1922–1927) Savitar (1927–1940)
Namesake	Tamarack
Owner	Dr. Henry Norton Torrey (1922–1927) Joseph H. Seaman (1927–1941)
Builder	Consolidated Shipbuilding Company, Morris Heights, New York
Launched	1922
Identification	Official number:222502 Signal letters:MDQR
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
Identification	Hull symbol:PYc-1 Code letters:NCBT
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	2 × Imperial in-line eight cylinder gasoline engines 600 bhp (450 kW)
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	32