USS Emerald (PYc-1)

History
United States
Name	Tamarack IV (1922–1927); Savitar (1927–1940);
Namesake	Tamarack
Owner	Dr. Henry Norton Torrey (1922–1927); Joseph H. Seaman (1927–1941);
Builder	Morris Heights, New York
Launched	1922
Identification	Official number:222502; Signal letters:MDQR;
Fate	Acquired by the Navy 25 October 1940
United States
Name	Emerald
Namesake	Emerald
Acquired	25 October 1940
Commissioned	27 December 1940
Decommissioned	11 August 1942
Identification	Hull symbol:PYc-1; Code letters:NCBT; ;
Fate	Maritime Commission
General characteristics
Type	Yacht
Tonnage	104 GRT
Length	96 ft (29 m)
Beam	17 ft (5.2 m)
Draft	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Installed power	2 × Imperial in-line eight cylinder gasoline engines; 600 kW);
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	32

The third USS Emerald (PYC-1), was a

US Navy on 25 October 1940 and commissioned 27 December 1940.^[2]

World War II service

After calling at

Maritime Commission for disposal 13 November 1945.^[2]

^ Colton, Tim (26 October 2015). "Consolidated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights, New York". www.Shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Emerald". Naval History and Heritage Command. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.