USS Oceanographer (AGS-3)

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  1. C&GS references use the name Corsair II yet show a build date consistent with the third ship of that name rather than the earlier (1891) vessel.

References

  1. "Raising the mainsail". J.P.Morgan. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Retrieved 6 September 2018. In 1882, Morgan acquired his first personal yacht, the Corsair I, a 185-foot steam-powered vessel. He later bought the Corsair II, a 241-foot yacht, which the United States Navy conscripted into service as a gunboat during the Spanish–American War. The 304-foot Corsair III, the last yacht he owned, included a library, player piano and humidors stocked with Cuban cigars.
  2. 1 2 "Launch notes, lower left p. 16 Aphrodite & Corsair". Marine Engineering. 1 (January 1899). Aldrich & Donaldson: 16. 1899. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. Colton, T. (July 25, 2014). "T. S. Marvel Shipbuilding, Newburgh NY". T. Colton. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. Director, USC&GS 1930, p. 2.
  5. Pacific Marine Review (July 1930).
  6. Director, USC&GS 1930, p. 21.
  7. "Greek steamer ashore". The Times. No. 45609. London. 4 September 1930. col F, p. 15.
  8. The NOAA History Web site (at http://www.history.noaa.gov/hallofhonor/lifesaving1845-1937.html) gives the date as 23 August 1931, but cites an August 1933 edition of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Bulletin as providing this news as a recent event; clearly, the "1931" date is a typographical error.
  9. Bruhn David, D., Battle Stars for the "Cactus Navy," Berwyn Heights, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2014, ISBN   978-0-7884-5573-5 p. 155.
  10. NOAA Coast Survey: A Monumental History
  • PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entries can be found here and here.
  • Director, United States Coast And Geodetic Survey (1930). Annual Report Of The Director, United States Coast And Geodetic Survey To The Secretary of Commerce For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1930. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • Pacific American Steamship Association; Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast (1930). "Bath Iron Works". Pacific Marine Review. 27 (7). San Francisco, California: J.S. Hines. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
Corsair (American Steam Yacht, 1899).jpg
Corsair III (American Steam Yacht, 1898) prior to her World War I Naval service. Built in 1898 for financier J.P. Morgan, this yacht served as USS Corsair (SP-159) during World War I and as USS Oceanographer (AGS-3) during World War II
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Name
  • Corsair (1898–1917)
  • USS Corsair (SP-159)
BuilderT. S. Marvel Shipbuilding, Newburgh New York
LaunchedDecember 1898
ChristenedMiss Louise Morgan
Acquired15 May 1917
Commissioned15 May 1917
Decommissioned9 June 1919
Stricken9 June 1919
US flag 48 stars.svg Flag of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.svg United States
Name USC&GS Oceanographer (OSS-26)
Operator United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Acquired2 January 1930
FateTransferred to U.S. Navy 7 April 1942
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Oceanographer (AGS-3)
NamesakeOceanographer, a scientist in the field of oceanography, the study of the world's oceans
Acquired7 April 1942
Commissioned15 August 1942
Decommissioned22 September 1944
Stricken14 October 1944
FateScrapped
as Corsair (SP-159):
Typepatrol yacht
Tonnage1,136 grt
Length304 ft (93 m)
Beam33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Armament4 × 3"/50 caliber gun mounts