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PY-20 Tourmaline


Laid down, 9 January 1930 as the yacht Sylvia by Bath Iron Work, Inc., Bath, Maine; Launched, 24 May 1930; Acquired by the Navy, 16 May 1941; Entered Marine Basin Co. yard, Brooklyn, NY, 23 June 1942 for conversion to Naval service; Commissioned USS Tourmaline (PY-20), 19 September 1941 at New York Navy Yard; Decommissioned, 18 July 1945; Struck from the Naval Register, 13 August 1945; Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 3 January 1946 for disposal; Sold, 23 January 1946 to Andrew M. Embiricos and Manuel E. Kulukndis of the Greek War Relief Association, renamed Sylvia. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 750 t.; Length 154'; Beam 26' 6" ; Draft 10' 6"; Speed 13kts; Complement 161; Armament two 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, four .50 cal. machine guns, two depth charge tracks; Propulsion two Cooper Bessemer 8-JRDR, 850hp diesel engines, two shafts.
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Tourmaline 28k c. 1943
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