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	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Coastal Patrol Yacht<br/>		<ol>Coastal Patrol Yacht<br/>
	Built 1902<br/>		Built 1902 by the Pusey and Jones Co., Wilmington, Delaware<br/>
	Launched April 12 1902 as CELT<br/>		Launched April 12 1902<br/><br/>
	~~Renamed~~ (~~Date unknown~~)<br/>		<li>'''CELT''' (Private Yacht)</li>
			Owned by famous businessman John Rogers Maxwell from Manhattan<br/><br/>
			<li>'''SACHEM''' (Private Yacht)</li>
			Sold circa 1911 to Manton Bradley Metcalf Sr. of New York, and renamed<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy July 3 1917<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy July 3 1917<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SACHEM SP-192'''<br/>		<li>'''SACHEM SP-192'''</li>
	Placed In Service August 19 1917 - Out of Service (Date unknown)<br/>		Placed In Service August 19 1917<br/>
	Returned February 10 1919 to ~~M. B. Metcalf of New York~~<br/>		From August to October 1917, used as a test ship by the U.S. Navy and Thomas Edison for experimental technologies<br/>
	Sold to ~~Phiadelphia~~ Banker Roland L. Taylor (Date unknown)<br/>		Out of Service (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	Sold 1932 to Jacob "Jake" Martin and converted to fishing boat<br/>		<li>'''SACHEM''' (Private Yacht)</li>
	Reacquired by the Navy February 17 1942 renamed<br/><br/>		Returned February 10 1919 to original owner<br/>
	<li>'''USS PHERTAKITE PYc-25'''<br/>		Sold to Philadelphia Banker Roland L. Taylor (Date unknown)<br/>
			Used as a rum runner mother-ship during the Prohibition<br/>
			Sold 1932 to Jacob "Jake" Martin and converted to a party fishing boat<br/>
			Reacquired by the Navy February 17 1942 and renamed<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USS PHERTAKITE PYc-25'''</li>
	Commissioned July 1 1942 - Decommissioned November 17 1944<br/><br/>		Commissioned July 1 1942 - Decommissioned November 17 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''PHERTAKITE PYc-25'''<br/>		<li>'''PHERTAKITE PYc-25'''</li>
	Placed In Service November 17 1944 - Out of Service October 2 1945<br/>		Placed In Service November 17 1944 - Out of Service October 2 1945<br/>
	Transferred November 5 1945 to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/>		Transferred November 5 1945 to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/>
	~~Returned to J.~~ Martin ~~of Brooklyn, NY~~ December 29 1945<br/><br/>		<li>'''SACHEM''' (Private Yacht)</li>
			Repurchased by Jacob "Jake" Martin December 29 1945. Original name restored.<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register February 7 1946<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register February 7 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SIGHTSEER''' (~~Private~~ Service)<br/>		<li>'''SIGHTSEER''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold to ~~the~~ Circle Line of New York ~~City (Date unknown)~~ and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold in 1946 to Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises of New York and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''CIRCLE LINE V'''<br/>		<li>'''CIRCLE LINE SIGHTSEER''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	~~Renamed~~ (~~Date unknown~~)<br/><br/>		Renamed early 1950s<br/><br/>
	~~Reportedly scrapped~~ 1984, ~~but found 2007~~ in ~~a small creek on~~ the Ohio River in ~~Kentucky~~		<li>'''CIRCLE LINE V''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Renamed late 1950s<br/>
			Operated until 1977 and then neglected<br/><br/>
			<li>'''SACHEM''' (Private Yacht)</li>
			Purchased circa 1984 by businessman Robert 'Butch' Miller of Finneytown (near Cincinnati), restored, and renamed<br/>
			Used as a backdrop in the 1986 music video for <i>Papa Don't Preach</i> by Madonna<br/>
			Run aground 1988 in Taylor Creek off the Ohio River on land owned by Miller and abandoned<br/>
			Rediscovered by kayakers in 2009<br/><br/>
			Various efforts made to restore the ship. As yet, all unsuccessful. Hope endures.
	</ol>		</ol>
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	'''PHERTAKITE'''<br/><br/>		'''PHERTAKITE'''<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A variant spelling of phenacite, a glassy mineral, either colored or colorless, which is used as a gem and may be mistaken for quartz		'''NAMESAKE''' - A variant spelling of phenacite, a glassy mineral, either colored or colorless, which is used as a gem and may be mistaken for quartz
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			<h3>Additional Naming History Sources</h3>
			[https://uss-sachem.org/history History of the Sachem 1901 - 2017]
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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Coastal Patrol Yacht 
Built 1902 
Launched April 12 1902 as CELT 
Renamed (Date unknown) 
Acquired by U.S. Navy July 3 1917 
<li>'''SACHEM SP-192''' 
Placed In Service August 19 1917 - Out of Service (Date unknown) 
Returned February 10 1919 to M. B. Metcalf of New York 
Sold to Phiadelphia Banker Roland L. Taylor (Date unknown) 
Sold 1932 to Jacob "Jake" Martin and converted to fishing boat 
Reacquired by the Navy February 17 1942 renamed 
<li>'''USS PHERTAKITE PYc-25''' 
Commissioned July 1 1942 - Decommissioned November 17 1944 
<li>'''PHERTAKITE PYc-25''' 
Placed In Service November 17 1944 - Out of Service October 2 1945 
Transferred November 5 1945 to Maritime Commission for disposal 
Returned to J. Martin of Brooklyn, NY December 29 1945 
Struck from Naval Register February 7 1946 
<li>'''SIGHTSEER''' (Private Service) 
Sold to the Circle Line of New York City (Date unknown) and renamed 
<li>'''CIRCLE LINE V''' 
Renamed (Date unknown) 
Reportedly scrapped 1984, but found 2007 in a small creek on the Ohio River in Kentucky
</ol>
 

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
 

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
   
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



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Date From to Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To Cover Image</th>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''SACHEM''' 
'''NAMESAKE''' - The head of a confederation of Indian tribes in North America; a chief 
'''PHERTAKITE''' 
'''NAMESAKE''' - A variant spelling of phenacite, a glassy mineral, either colored or colorless, which is used as a gem and may be mistaken for quartz




 
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