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USS Artemis (SP-593)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Artemis.
USS Artemis (SP-593), launched as the steam yacht Cristina then upon sale the yacht was renamed Artemis. The yacht was purchased by the United States Navy during World War I and the name was retained. Artemis was armed with guns and depth charges and sent to Europe as a patrol craft to protect Allied ships from German submarines and other dangers. The patrol yacht was renamed Arcturus in 1918. Post-war, she was returned to the United States and turned over to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Later, again Artemis, the vessel was in civilian operation until burning and sinking in 1927.
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![]() Steam yacht Cristina in Pusey and Jones Company drydock 11 May 1912.[note 1]. | |
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Name |
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Namesake | An Olympian goddess known to the Romans as Diana. Artemis was the twin of Apollo and the patroness of wildlife. |
Owner |
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Builder | Pusey and Jones Company, Wilmington, Delaware |
Yard number | 349[1] |
Launched | 1911 |
Completed | 1912 |
Acquired | by the Navy on 4 July 1917 |
Commissioned | 17 October 1917 as USS Artemis (SP 593) |
Decommissioned | 5 May 1919 |
Stricken | circa 1919 |
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Fate | Burned and sank 25 February 1927 |
General characteristics [2][3] | |
Type | Yacht |
Tonnage | 456 GRT, 272 Net |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m) |
Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Depth | 15 ft (4.6 m)[4] |
Propulsion | Twin screw, 2 x Almay boilers, 2 x triple expansion engines |
Speed | 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement | |
Armament | 2 × 3-inch/50-caliber gun, 2 × .30 in (7.6 mm) machine guns, 2 × racks for depth charges and nine American Mark II, Mod 1 depth charges |
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