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composed most of Barrymore's net worth, being assessed at $ 56,350 of his net $ 56,575. In 1937 the yacht, then valued at $ 75,000 was auctioned to satisfy a mortgage. The yacht was subsequently renamed
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diesels driving twin propellers The Barrymores used the yacht sparingly, due to his preference for the simpler pleasures of his sailboat and his increasing alcoholism. By 18 July 1935
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remains in service and has been used continually for the enjoyment of customers and other guests, including in 1975
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was assigned to the Inshore Patrol of the 13th Naval District and, from May until early August, operated around
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She was decommissioned on 18 October 1944 and her name was struck from the Navy list on 13 November 1944.
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on 10 January 1941 and simultaneously designated Coastal Patrol Yacht PYc-6, then placed in commission at
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Pacific American Steamship Association; Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast (1930).
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and restored there at their own shipyard as the company yacht, named for its founder
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was originally measured as 118 feet in length and with a tonnage of 253
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Yacht" Infanta" owned by John Barrymore in Juneau 1931 and Whitehorse.
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Later in 1945 the yacht was sold to the Macco Construction Company of
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and used as a freighter and for geological surveys, still as
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on 23 December 1940, converted for naval service by the
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for John Barrymore as a present to his wife, actress
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was sold back to her former owners on 13 June 1945.
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Hines 585:Foss: Ninety Years of Towboating 60: 38: 433:was assigned to patrol duty at 714:"John Barrymore To Lose Yacht" 692:The Spartanburg Herald-Journal 541:Colton, Tim (6 January 2015). 437:, and patrolled the Strait of 257:1 × forward mounted 3-inch gun 1: 796:. The entry can be found 549:. Tim Colton. Archived from 467:on Lake Union, August 2019. 845: 776:at NavSource Naval History 18: 660:Williams, Greg W (2013). 583:Skalley, Michael (1986). 411:Port Townsend, Washington 176: 172:U.S. Official No.: 229467 53: 37: 387:. The yacht was renamed 340:. Power was from two 275 750:(2): 86. 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Index

Polaris (ship)

United States
Craig Shipbuilding
Long Beach
MMSI number
367035820
Callsign
GRT
bhp
depth charge
patrol boat
United States Navy
World War II
Long Beach, California
John Barrymore
Ted Geary
Craig Shipbuilding
Long Beach, California
Dolores Costello
motor yacht
GRT
bhp
Atlas-Imperial
San Francisco
Juneau, Alaska
United States Navy
Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding
Winslow, Washington
Seattle

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