USS Coral (PY-15), previously USS Sialia (SP-543), was a yacht in commission in the United States Navy as a Patrol Yacht from 1940 to 1943.

Steam Yacht Sialia, underway prior to her World War I Navy service.U.S. Navy photo NH 102217
Steam Yacht Sialia, underway prior to her World War I Navy service.
History
United States
NameSialia (1914–1920)
NamesakeBluebird
OwnerJohn K. Stewart
BuilderPusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down1914
Completed1914
Notessold to Henry Ford, 1917
History
United States
Acquired10 June 1917
Commissioned30 June 1917
Identification
Notes6 October 1919, Transferred to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
In service6 October 1919
Out of service6 February 1920 6 February 1920, Returned to U.S. Navy custody
NotesSold 13 April 1920
History
Acquired13 April 1920
RenamedAmerican Clipper
Refit1925, American Ship Building Company
NotesSold in 1927
OwnerA. N. Andrews Investment Corp. of New York, NY
Acquired1927
NotesSold in 1935
OwnerEvan Jones of New York
Acquired1935
NotesSold in 1937
OwnerEleanor V. Andrews of Greenwich, CT
Acquired1937
NotesSold in 1939
OwnerMilton C. Jackson of Philadelphia, PA
Acquired1939
NotesSold in 1939
OwnerClipper Lines, Inc. of Philadelphia (Milton C. Jackson, Treasurer)
Acquired1939
NotesSold to the US Navy 25 November 1940
History
United States
NameCoral
NamesakeCoral
Acquired25 November 1940
Commissioned27 February 1941
Decommissioned12 August 1943
Commissioned27 August 1943
Decommissioned10 September 1943
IdentificationHull symbol:PY-15
FateSold 15 July 1947
General characteristics
Type
Displacement
Length
  • 207 ft (63 m)
  • 214 ft (65 m) (1925)
Beam
  • 27 ft (8.2 m)
    • 26 ft 7 in (8.10 m)
Draft
  • 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
  • 13 ft (4.0 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screw
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (1925)
Complement61
Armament

Construction, acquisition, and commissioning

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Coral (PY-15) was built in 1913 by Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware. It served during World War I as USS Sialia (SP-543). She was re-acquired by the Navy 25 November 1940 and commissioned 27 February 1941.

Service history

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Coral made two Naval Reserve cruises from Philadelphia during June 1941, then sailed 30 August for Newport and inshore patrol duty until 8 October. After training at Guantanamo Bay, she served at Key West, Florida with Service Squadron 9 until decommissioned 12 August 1943. Recommissioned 27 August to escort a convoy to Norfolk, she arrived 6 September, and was again decommissioned 10 September 1943. Coral was sold 15 July 1947.

References

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

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