USS Cythera (PY-26)
The first USS Cythera (SP-575/PY-26) was a United States Navy patrol vessel that saw service in the Atlantic Ocean during both World War I and World War II.
| United States | |
|---|---|
| Name | Agawa |
| Operator | William L. Harkness |
| Builder | Ramage and Ferguson, Ltd., Leith, Scotland |
| Launched | 20 September 1906 |
| Fate | Leased to U.S. Navy 1917 |
| United States Navy | |
| Name | USS Cythera (SP-575) |
| Acquired | 1917 |
| Commissioned | 20 October 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 17 March 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 19 March 1919 |
| United States | |
| Name | Cythera |
| Operator | William L. Harkness |
| Acquired | Returned by U.S. Navy 19 March 1919 |
| Fate | Acquired by U.S. Navy 31 December 1941 |
| United States Navy | |
| Name | USS Cythera (PY-26) |
| Acquired | 31 December 1941 |
| Commissioned | 3 March 1942 |
| Stricken | 24 June 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk 2 May 1942 |
| General characteristics as U.S. Navy vessel | |
| Displacement | 1,000 tons |
| Length | 215 feet (65.5 m) |
| Beam | 27 feet 6 inches (8.4 m) |
| Draft | 12 feet (3.7 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement | 113 |
| Armament | 3 x 3-inch (76.2 mm) gun mounts |
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