The USS Alabaster (PYc-21) was a coastal patrol yacht of the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was built in 1932 by the Mathis Yacht Building Co. of Camden, New Jersey, as the yacht Alamo as confirmed by the oval shipbuilder's plate affixed in the upper access portion of its engine room. Alamo was designed by Tams, Incorporated for William F. Ladd with a cruising radius of 4,000 miles and a fresh water capacity of 5,500 gallons. A pair of Winton diesel engines of 375 horsepower each and two 15 kW Winton diesel generators provided propulsive and electrical power. A speed of 14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) was achieved in trials. The hull construction made extensive use of welding. Before Navy acquisition the yacht, Mathis hull #214, official number 231388, had been named Rel
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