James McCaulley (tug)

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USS Arabian (1896).jpg
Arabian with United States Navy personnel on board sometime between November 1918 and January 1919, probably in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area.
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Name
  • James McCaulley (1896-1918)
  • Arabian (1918-1919)
NamesakePrevious name retained
Builder John H. Dialogue & Sons, Camden, New Jersey
Yard number278
Completed1896
Acquired29 October 1918
In service5 November 1918
Out of service31 January 1919
IdentificationU.S. Official Number: 76664
FateReturned to owner 31 January 1919
NotesOperated as commercial tugboat James McCaulley 1896-1918 and in 1919. (O/N 76664, Arabian shows in the 1919 Merchant Vessels register. Neither the number nor name appear to be in the registry after 1919.)
General characteristics [1] [2]
Type Harbor tug
Tonnage92  GRT, 46 U.S. Registered tons
Length
  • 87 ft (27 m) (overall)
  • 82 ft 8 in (25.2 m) (registered)
Beam20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) aft
Depth9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
Installed power1 boiler
Propulsion1 vertical, compound Steam engine, 500 indicated H.P., one shaft
Speed10 knots
Complement7
ArmamentNone

James McCaulley was a commercial tug based in Philadelphia that served under charter in the United States Navy from 5 November 1918 to 31 January 1919 as Arabian.

James McCaulley was built in 1896 as an iron hulled commercial steam tug, yard hull number 278, U.S. Official Number 76664, in 1896 by John H. Dialogue & Sons at Camden, New Jersey. [1] [3] The tug was registered with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as home port. [4] On 30 October 1903 the tug and tow, the schooner Marie Palmer, were passing down Delaware Bay. The schooner Blanche Hopkins was headed up bay and just after 3 o’clock in the morning the schooners collided. The tug was found to be at fault for not giving way to a vessel under sail. [5]

On 29 October 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a bareboat charter, signed 3 November, from her owner, Mr. P. F. Martin of Philadelphia, for use during World War I. She never received a naval registry identification number, but was placed in service in the 4th Naval District as Arabian on 5 November 1918. Never being commissioned the tug was never authorized the prefix "United States Ship" (U.S.S.). [1] [2]

World War I ended on 11 November 1918, six days after Arabian was placed in service. No longer needed, she never received an assignment and apparently never saw active naval service. The Navy returned her to Martin on 31 January 1919. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Construction & Repair Bureau (Navy) (1918). Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 564–569.
  2. 1 2 3 Naval History And Heritage Command (18 June 2015). "Arabian". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Colton, Tim (18 May 2016). "John H. Dialogue & Son, Camden NJ". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Thirteenth Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, Year ended June 30, 1898. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives. 1898. p. 251.
  5. ↑ The James McCaudley, 181 F. 932 (1910), United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 28 September 1910, retrieved 26 October 2020
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