title: USS Arcturus
text: # USS Arcturus
  
  USS Arcturus may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
  
  * USS Arcturus (SP-182), was a wooden-hulled yacht built in 1911
  * USS Arcturus (SP-593), renamed Arcturus on 20 February 1918, probably to avoid confusion with the Army transport Artemis
  * USS Arcturus (AK-12), was renamed USS Gold Star (AK-12)
  * USS Arcturus (AK-18), was laid down on 26 July 1938 under a Maritime Commission contract
  * USS Arcturus (AF-52), was laid down on 8 December 1941 at Oakland, California
  