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PYc-16 Chalcedony


Coastal Patrol Yacht: Built 1931 as the yacht Valero III by the Craig Shipbuilding Co., Long Beach, CA expressly for Captain Alan Hancock, an early benefactor of the University of Southern California; Acquired by the Navy, 15 December 1941; Converted for Naval service at San Diego Marine Construction Co., San Diego, CA; Commissioned USS Chalcedony (PYc-16), 27 February 1942; Decommissioned 10 January 1946 at San Francisco; Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 17 October 1946. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 500 t.; Length 195' 1"; Beam 30'; Draft 13' 6"; Speed 14k; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount.


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Chalcedony 106k Valero III Jim Rogers
Chalcedony 15k - Gunter Krebs

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