USS Aquamarine

USS Aquamarine
History
United States
Name
  • Siele (1926-1940)
  • Sea Wolf (1940—1941)
  • Aquamarine (1941—1947)
  • Sea Wolf (1947—1954)
  • Miss Ann (1954—)
BuilderPusey and Jones Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down1 December 1925
Launched10 April 1926
Acquired
  • delivered by builder: 13 July 1926
  • by Navy 13 January 1941
Commissionedby Navy 9 April 1941
Decommissionedby Navy 21 June 1946
Identification
  • U.S. Official Number: 225735
  • Signal:
  • MGDK (1926—1935)
  • KMLS (1935—1941)
StatusCharter Service on the Potomac River (2008)
General characteristics [1][2]
TypeYacht
Tonnage183 GRT, 124 Net tons
Displacement220 long tons (224 t)
Length
  • 124 ft (38 m) (overall)
  • 113.4 ft (34.6 m) (registry)
Beam20.6 ft (6.3 m) [note 1]
Draft7 ft (2.1 m)
Depth9.6 ft (2.9 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Propulsion2 x 300 hp Winton diesel engines, 2 shafts, 600 bhp (447 kW)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
  • 12 (yacht, registry)
  • 36 (Navy)
Armament2 × .30 caliber guns
Siele (motor yacht)
Miss Ann in 2010
USS Aquamarine is located in Virginia
USS Aquamarine
USS Aquamarine is located in the United States
USS Aquamarine
LocationTides Inn, Carter Creek, Irvington, Virginia
Coordinates37°39′48″N 76°26′1″W / 37.66333°N 76.43361°W / 37.66333; -76.43361
Built1926
ArchitectB. T. Dobson; Pusey & Jones Shipyard
NRHP reference No.98001310
Added to NRHP12 November 1998[3]

USS Aquamarine (PYc-7) was the former yacht Siele launched in April 1926 by Pusey and Jones Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware. In 1940 Siele was sold and renamed Sea Wolf which was purchased by the Navy in January 1941 and commissioned Aquamarine in April. Though given a "patrol yacht, coastal" designation the yacht was assigned to the Naval Research Laboratory for acoustical research during World War II. After naval service the yacht was again under the name Sea Wolf until sold in 1954 and renamed Miss Ann, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[3]

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  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 15 April 2008.


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