USS Cythera
USS Cythera may refer to:
USS Cythera (PY-26)
The USS Cythera (SP-575/PY-26) was a US Navy patrol yacht, originally laid down as the civilian yacht Agawa for William L. Harkness, that saw service in the Atlantic during both World War I and World War II.
History
World War I
Originally constructed in Leith, Scotland and launched as the civilian yacht Agawa on 20 September 1906, she was subsequently leased from William L. Harkness by the US Navy in 1917 and commissioned as the USS Cythera (SP-575). Sailing from New York on 27 October 1917, Cythera arrived at Newport the next day and was assigned to Patrol Force, Atlantic Fleet. She cleared Newport 1 November with her squadron, and escorted and towed submarine chasers to European waters, before arriving at Gibraltar on 29 December. Based out of Gibraltar, she patrolled and escorted convoys between her base and Mediterranean ports in France, Italy, and Africa. She was decommissioned 17 March 1919, and returned to her owner two days later.
World War II
After serving under civilian operation for more than two decades, Cythera was reacquired from William L. Harkness widow Edith by the US Navy on 31 December 1941 and given the designation PY-26. Her conversion into a patrol vessel was completed 28 February, and she was placed in service 3 March 1942. On 2 May 1942, while escorting the Russian tanker Ashkabad, she was torpedoed and sunk by the U-boat U-402 off the coast of North Carolina. Of the 71 crew on board at the time, only two survived and were picked up by the attacking submarine as prisoners of war.
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Who's There
by: ApologetiXFrom your time of infancy Christ was a-knockin'.
You say it's in vain but I've got to tell you somethin';
When the bad things I'd done made me detestable,
God proved His love because He saved me anyhow.
Flick the porchlights and go get the doorbell.
Knock, knock! Jesus there,
He's lookin' for a place to dwell.
Make Him some dinner and invite Him to eat.
God'll come in your house if He's got the house key.
Someone kept prayin' I would change and I came around.
God was ready and he came to me first.
Hopefully you'll believe what you read.
It is in the book of Revelation there in chapter number three.
So save some space and a place in your heart.
Save another soul from burnin' in the Lake of Fire!
Yo! Got it?
Someone's at the door.
Find out who's there, baby.
Go light up your building.
Double doors locked shut.
Go and tell the Lord,
I want you to save me,
So why don't Ya fill me?
Doors are shut even though you know He's right there.
Man, don't refuse Him,
Don't you know that that's dangerous?
Cause one spot of evil is enough to call you bad.
What's on your soul is a lot more sin than that.
And the rerun shows that your door stayed closed up.
You said, come back at a more convenient time.
He rung the bell but you kept on sinning.
Snuck around the back,
He was bangin' on your kitchen screen.
Gotta get Christ and you can't delay.
Make it fast cause you need Him in your heart to be saved,
And it's time to repeat the facts regarding our eternal life,
Which you can now consider.
Someone's at the door.
Find out who's there, baby.
Go light up your building.
Get face to face with Jesus.
Go and tell the Lord,
I want you to save me,
So why don't Ya fill me?
That's right; God is here.
Yo! Bring Him in now!
Jesus says
Behold, I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears My voice and opens the door,
I will come into him and dine with him,
And he with Me.
I'd invite Him home for dinner.
Then you're gonna change, I believe it.
Someone's at the door.
Find out who's there, baby.
Go light up your building.
I can't believe it!
Go and tell the Lord,
I want you to save me,
So why don't Ya fill me?
Yeah
Someone's at the door.
Find out who's there, baby.
Go light up your building.
Yo! Open those doors, baby.
Go and tell the Lord,
I want you to save me,
So why don't Ya fill me?
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