USS Phenakite
Steam yacht Celt prior to World War I | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Celt |
| Owner | J. Rogers Maxwell |
| Builder | Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Launched | 12 April 1902 |
| Fate | transferred to USN 3 July 1917 |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Sachem |
| Acquired | 3 July 1917 |
| Commissioned | 19 August 1917 |
| Identification | SP-192 |
| Fate | transferred back to owner 10 February 1919 |
| United States | |
| Owner | Manton B. Metcalf |
| Acquired | 10 February 1919 |
| Fate | Sold to Jacob "Jake" Martin and converted to a fishing boat 1932 |
| United States | |
| Owner | Jacob "Jake" Martin |
| Acquired | 1932 |
| Fate | reacquired by the Navy 17 February 1942 for $65,000 and converted for Naval service at Robert Jacobs Inc., City Island, New York |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Phenakite |
| Cost | $65,000 |
| Acquired | 17 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1942 at Tompkinsville, New York |
| Decommissioned | 17 November 1944 |
| Identification | PYc-25 |
| Fate | transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 5 November 1945 |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Phenakite |
| Owner | Maritime Commission |
| Acquired | 5 November 1945 |
| Identification | PYc-25 |
| Fate | returned to her original owner, Mr. J. Martin of Brooklyn, New York, and renamed Sachem on 29 December 1945 |
| United States | |
| Name | Sachem |
| Owner | J. Martin |
| Acquired | 29 December 1945 |
| Fate | Subsequently resold to the Circle Line of New York City and renamed Sightseer |
| United States | |
| Name | Sightseer |
| Owner | Circle Line of New York City |
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| General characteristics | |
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| Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
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USS Phenakite (PYc-25) was a converted yacht that was used by the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. The vessel was also known as Celt, Sachem (SP-192), Sightseer and Circle Line V.