USS Artemis (SP-593)

USS Artemis (SP-593)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Artemis.

Artemis (American Steam Yacht, 1912) in drydock, probably at the time of her completion.
Career (USA)
Name:	USS Artemis
Namesake:	An Olympian goddess known to the Romans as Diana. Artemis was the twin of Apollo and the patroness of wildlife.
Owner:	John Long Severance (1863-1936)
Builder:	Pusey and Jones Company, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down:	date unknown
Launched:	1912
Christened:	as the yacht Cristina; later as the yacht Artemis
Acquired:	by the Navy on 4 July 1917
Commissioned:	17 October 1917 as USS Artemis (SP 593)
Decommissioned:	5 May 1919
Renamed:	Arcturus, 20 February 1918
Struck:	circa 1919
Fate:	sold, 4 October 1920; burned and sank, 1927
General characteristics
Type:	Yacht
Displacement:	456 long tons (463 t)
Length:	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m)
Beam:	26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
Draft:	10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion:	Steam engine
Speed:	12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement:	65 officers and enlisted
Armament:	2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 × .30 in (7.6 mm) machine guns, 2 × racks for depth charges and nine American Mark II, Mod 1 depth charges

USS Artemis (SP-593), later known as USS Arcturus (SP 593) was a yacht acquired by the United States Navy during World War I. Artemis was armed with guns and depth charges, and was sent to Europe as a patrol craft to protect Allied ships from German submarines and other dangers. Post-war she was returned to the United States and turned over to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Later, back in civilian operation, she was burned and sank in 1927.