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PYc-7 Aquamarine


Patrol Yacht: Built 1925 as the yacht Vasanta, by Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington DE for John H. French, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI; Renamed Clader, (date unknown); Sold to Robert H. Wolfe, Columbus, OH in 1940 and renamed Seawolf; Acquired by the Navy 13 January 1941; Commissioned USS Aquamarine (PYc-7), 9 March 1941; Decommissioned, 21 June 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 31 January 1947; Sold back to Robert H. Wolfe, Columbus, OH in 1947 and renamed Seawolf; Sold in 1955 to Ennolls A. Stephens, Irvington, VA and renamed Miss Ann; Sold in 1970 to Robert L. Stephens, Irvington; Sold, (date unknown) to The Tides Inn Inc., Irvington. The Miss Ann is still operational and is used for dinner cruises at The Tides Inn, Irvington.

Specifications: Displacement 194 t.; Length 124'; Beam 20' 6"; Speed 12k; Armament two 3"/50 gun mounts; Propulsion 600bhp gasoline engines, one shaft.

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Aquamarine 76k . Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Aquamarine 14k c. 2004
Miss Ann
The Tides Inn
Irvington, VA

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