Historia
This patrol vessel was built in 1912 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Ltd..
Notas históricas
On November 4, 1927 the Eurus collided with the USCGC Unalga in Dixon Harbor in southeast Alaska USA. After Eurus's engine had broken down in Cross Sound in the Alexander Archipelago near Cape Spencer, Unalga had towed her to Dixon Harbor, where the towline had parted, and Unalga was attempting to get a new towline to Eurus when the collision occurred. Unalga rescued Eurus's crew of two. On February 27, 1947 this vessel ran aground at Bat Galim Reef, Palestine. This vessel was abandoned in situ and later salvaged for scrap in 1948 by the State of Israel.
Propietarios y capitanes
On May 23, 1912 she was commissioned by the Revenue Cutter Service (RCS) at its depot at Arundel Cove, MD USA.
In 1917-1919 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1919 she was owned by the United States Coast Guard.
In 1933 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1933 she was owned by the United States Coast Guard.
In 1941 she was owned by the United States Navy. In July 1946 she was owned by the Western Trading Co. for the Aliyah Bet organization smuggling Jewish refugees through the blockade into Palestine.
Referencias
- www.historycentral.com ↗
- en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 09/01/2024)
