Sources for the History page :

-Navsource and Online Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships : Everything about the ships in the US Navy. These entries displays the Sachem’s characteristics during the war and a basic history.
-Wikipedia : The Wikipedia page of Celt/Sachem/USS Sachem/USS Phenakite/Sightseer/Circle Line V.
- Mels-place : Michael Daniewicz's website : a comprehensive directory of past and present fishing in the US, where the Sachem naturally has a place.

- Article in The Kentucky Enquirer : A great detailed article about the Sachem with some testimonials.
-Article in Queen City Discovery : The well-researched 2013 article which inspired this website.
-Article in Warship International  : Interesting insight that profiles the tale of the Sachem.
-Article in Overmanwarrior : A must-read, reflexive article on the past and present of the ship, featuring a 1986 article about the rescue from the scrapyard.

More pictures and videos of interest

-Collection of public videos of the decaying Sachem or ‘Ghost Ship’ in recent years. On the YouTube channel of our organization.
-Photographic reportage by Michael C Wells : Displays amazing photographies of the decaying Sachem.
-Hagley Digital Archives : The Hagley Museum has loads of interesting ressources, this page shows photographies of the building process of a similar yacht and the Pusey & Jones shipyard.
-Lighthouse Point Yacht Club’s album: This Aurora,IN yacht club holds pictures of Robert Miller’s journey and arrival to Cincinnati with the Sachem, in the 1980’s.
-Video of a working Fairbanks Morse 37D14 : Although 300 horsepower lower than the Sachem’s , the tugboat Chancellor’s engine will make you feel what the engine sounded like.

Other historical ships and Navy history

NEW - Military Badges, Pins & Insignia History : Great reads about service badges, medals and pins in the United States military, their use, their history, how they were awarded and more.


- A Timeline of ships and yachts : A summary of the 6000+ year history of ships.

-Museumships : This organization informs people about most museum ships in the US, and even abroad. You can learn about many great restored ships there.

-Famous Historical Warships : This page is a little commentary about some important ships that made history, which were both passenger ships and warships in their lives.