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
- CELT (Private Yacht) Owned by famous businessman John Rogers Maxwell from Manhattan
- SACHEM (Private Yacht) Sold circa 1911 to Manton Bradley Metcalf Sr. of New York, and renamed
- SACHEM SP-192 Placed In Service August 19 1917
- SACHEM (Private Yacht) Returned February 10 1919 to original owner
- USS PHERTAKITE PYc-25 Commissioned July 1 1942 - Decommissioned November 17 1944
- PHERTAKITE PYc-25 Placed In Service November 17 1944 - Out of Service October 2 1945
- SACHEM (Private Yacht) Repurchased by Jacob "Jake" Martin December 29 1945. Original name restored.
- SIGHTSEER (Commercial Service) Sold in 1946 to Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises of New York and renamed
- CIRCLE LINE SIGHTSEER (Commercial Service) Renamed early 1950s
- CIRCLE LINE V (Commercial Service) Renamed late 1950s
- SACHEM (Private Yacht) Purchased circa 1984 by businessman Robert 'Butch' Miller of Finneytown (near Cincinnati), restored, and renamed
Built 1902 by the Pusey and Jones Co., Wilmington, Delaware
Launched April 12 1902
Acquired by U.S. Navy July 3 1917
From August to October 1917, used as a test ship by the U.S. Navy and Thomas Edison for experimental technologies
Out of Service (Date unknown)
Sold to Philadelphia Banker Roland L. Taylor (Date unknown)
Used as a rum runner mother-ship during the Prohibition
Sold 1932 to Jacob "Jake" Martin and converted to a party fishing boat
Reacquired by the Navy February 17 1942 and renamed
Transferred November 5 1945 to Maritime Commission for disposal
Struck from Naval Register February 7 1946
Operated until 1977 and then neglected
Used as a backdrop in the 1986 music video for Papa Don't Preach by Madonna
Run aground 1988 in Taylor Creek off the Ohio River on land owned by Miller and abandoned
Rediscovered by kayakers in 2009
Various efforts made to restore the ship. As yet, all unsuccessful. Hope endures.
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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
Additional Naming History Sources
History of the Sachem 1901 - 2017
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