SACHEM SP 192

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Coastal Patrol Yacht
Built 1902
Launched April 12 1902 as CELT
Renamed (Date unknown)
Acquired by U.S. Navy July 3 1917


1. SACHEM SP-192
   Placed In Service August 19 1917 - Out of Service (Date unknown)
   Returned February 10 1919 to M. B. Metcalf of New York
   Sold to Phiadelphia Banker Roland L. Taylor (Date unknown)
   Sold 1932 to Jacob "Jake" Martin and converted to fishing boat
   Reacquired by the Navy February 17 1942 renamed
   
   
2. USS PHERTAKITE PYc-25
   Commissioned July 1 1942 - Decommissioned November 17 1944
   
   
3. PHERTAKITE PYc-25
   Placed In Service November 17 1944 - Out of Service October 2 1945
   Transferred November 5 1945 to Maritime Commission for disposal
   Returned to J. Martin of Brooklyn, NY December 29 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register February 7 1946
   
   
4. SIGHTSEER (Private Service)
   Sold to the Circle Line of New York City (Date unknown) and renamed
   
   
5. CIRCLE LINE V
   Renamed (Date unknown)
   
   Reportedly scrapped 1984, but found 2007 in a small creek on the Ohio River in Kentucky

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Other Information

SACHEM

NAMESAKE - The head of a confederation of Indian tribes in North America; a chief

PHERTAKITE

NAMESAKE - A variant spelling of phenacite, a glassy mineral, either colored or colorless, which is used as a gem and may be mistaken for quartz

 

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