USS Tourmaline

USS Tourmaline (PY-20)
History
United States
NameSylvia
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down9 January 1930
Launched24 May 1930
Acquired2 July 1930
FateAcquired by the Navy 16 May 1941
History
United States
NameTourmaline
NamesakeTourmaline
Acquired16 May 1941
Commissioned7 June 1941
Decommissioned18 July 1945
RefitEntered Marine Basin Company Yard, Brooklyn, NY, 23 June 1941
Stricken13 August 1945
Identification
FateSold 23 January 1946 to Andrew M. Embiricos and Manuel E. Kulukndis of the Greek War Relief Association of New York
History
Greece
NameAdelphic
OwnerAndrew M. Embiricos and Manuel E. Kulukndis
Acquired23 January 1946 Sold in 1948 to the Hellinic Maritime Enterprise Co., Ltd. "Saronikos" of Piraeus, Greece
History
Greece
NameKyknos
OwnerHellinic Maritime Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Acquired1948 Laid up at Volos, Greece, between 1974/1979
FateScrapped in 1979
General characteristics
TypePatrol yacht
Displacement
  • 750 long tons (762 t)
  • 539 long tons (548 t) (1960)
Length154 ft (47 m)
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draft10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screws
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement161
Armament

USS Tourmaline (PY-20) was a converted yacht that patrolled with the United States Navy in World War II.

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