USS Aramis

History
United States
NameAramis
NamesakeAramis
BuilderRobert Jacob Shipyard, City Island, New York
Completed1916
Acquired3 July 1917
Commissioned2 November 1917
Decommissioned6 October 1921
ReclassifiedPY-7, 17 July 1920
Stricken20 July 1933
FateSold, 13 November 1933
General characteristics
TypePatrol Yacht
Displacement375 long tons (381 t)
Length157 ft 6 in (48.01 m)
Beam22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
Draft7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Propulsion2 × 350 hp (261 kW) Craig diesel engines, one shaft
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement33
Armament

USS Aramis (SP-418/PY-7) was a yacht acquired by the United States Navy during World War I which served as a patrol boat off New York City, was then fitted with an experimental "underwater detection system" and depth charges as an anti-submarine vessel, and was briefly the flagship of a battleship squadron. She ended her career as a tender and houseboat to a survey vessel off the coast of Cuba, until disposed of in 1933.