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