page_title: Bayocean (motor yacht)
section_title: Government service
hierarchical_section_title: Bayocean (motor yacht) / Government service
caption_attribution_description: English: USS Bayocean (ID # 2640), 1918-1921 Name also spelled Bay Ocean/
context_page_description: Bayocean was a yacht that was built in 1911 to serve the now-vanished resort of Bay Ocean on the coast of Oregon at the entrance to Tillamook Bay. Considered an attractive vessel with a clipper bow and twin raked smokestacks, Bayocean was expensive to operate, was "somewhat cranky" at sea, and spent much of the time tied to a dock. In 1913, Bayocean then transferred to San Francisco Bay where it served briefly as an excursion vessel. In 1918, Bayocean was purchased by the U.S. Navy and converted to a patrol vessel. Following a brief active career, Bayocean was laid up again for about two years, as the Navy demobilized and sought to find buyers for its surplus ships. In 1921, the Navy sold Bayocean at auction to the San Francisco concern of Crowley Launch and Tug, now Crowley Maritime.
caption: Bayocean in naval service, between 1918 and 1920.  Four sentries are visible in this image, one nearest the bow carries a rifle.
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