USS Galatea (SP-714)
Galatea, probably photographed upon completion by her builder, Pusey and Jones of Wilmington, Delaware. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Galatea |
| Namesake | A Greek mythological sea nymph |
| Owner | E.L. Ford, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan |
| Port of registry | Detroit |
| Builder | Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Acquired | by the Navy 14 July 1917 |
| Commissioned | 25 August 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 26 September 1917 |
| In service | 16 November 1917 |
| Out of service | 15 July 1919 at Boston, Massachusetts |
| Reclassified | District Patrol Craft, USS Galatea (YP-714) |
| Fate | Sold 20 December 1921; fate unknown |
| Notes | as YP-714, she served as a receiving ship for submarine crews |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | steam yacht |
| Tonnage | 367 GRT, 195 NRT |
| Length |
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| Beam | 24.8 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Depth | 14.1 ft (4.3 m) |
| Installed power | 49 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | schooner |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 57 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 3 × 3-inch guns |
USS Galatea (SP-714/YP-714) was a steam yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as an armed patrol craft and served in the North Atlantic Ocean. At war's end she was used as a receiving ship in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for submariners before being sold in 1921.