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SP-182
ex-Arcturus (SP 182)


Yacht: Built in 1911 by the Gas Engine and Power Co. and the Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, NY; Acquired by the Navy 25 May 1917; Commissioned Arcturus (SP 182), 18 August 1917; Renamed SP-182, (date unknown); Decommissioned 7 May 1919; Struck from the Navy list, (date unknown); Sold 4 October 1919 to Reinhard Hall, Brooklyn, NY. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 78 t.; Length 90'; Beam 16' 6"; Draft 4' 9"; Speed 14 kts.; Complement 16; Armament one 3-pounder and two machine guns.


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Arcturus 159k Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service, with what appears to be an amusement park in the background.
U.S. Navy photo NH 100661
Naval Historical Center
Arcturus 119k In an icy port, circa 1917-1919.
U.S. Navy photo NH 100662
Naval Historical Center

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