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Sachem (SP 192)


Steam Yacht: Built in 1902 as Celt by Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, DE; Launched 12 April 1902; Acquired by the Navy 3 July 1917; Placed in service as Sachem (SP 192), 19 August 1917; Placed out of service, (date unknown); Returned to her owner, M. B. Metcalf of New York 10 February 1919; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown). Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 317 t.; Length 186' 3"; Beam unknown; Draft 8'; Speed 12 kts.; Complement 49; Armament one 6-pounder, two 3-pounders and two machine guns.


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Sachem 94k Photographed prior to World War I.
U.S. Navy Photo NH 102169
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: The third Sachem (SP-192), formerly the steel-hulled, steam yacht Celt, was built by Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Del.; launched on 12 April 1902; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Hunter Pusey; acquired by the Navy from M. B. Metcalf of New York on 3 July 1917; and placed in service on 19 August 1917. She operated as a harbor patrol craft in the 3d Naval District until she was returned to her owner on 10 February 1919.

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