Modoc YT-16

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Name:
  • Modoc to 5 October 1942
  • YTL-16
Builder: J.H. Dialogue & Sons
Acquired: 29 April 1898
In service: 29 April 1898
Out of service: 30 January 1947
Fate: Transferred to Maritime Commission, 1947
Status: unknown
Notes: Ship International Radio Callsign: NBDS
General characteristics
Displacement: 240 tons
Length: 96 feet
Beam: 21 feet
Draft: 8 feet 6 inches
Propulsion: one compound steam engine, one single-end coal-fired boiler, single propeller, 175 shp
Speed: 10 Knots
Complement: 7
Aircraft carried: None
Aviation facilities: None

Modoc was a steam tug, built in 1890 as the commercial tug Enterprise, in service with the United States Navy from 1898 to 1947. The tug had been assigned the hull number YT‑16 in 1920. When the name Modoc was cancelled 5 October 1942 the tug became the unnamed YT‑16 until reclassified in 1944 to become YTL-16. The tug served for 49 years and in both World War I and World War II before being transferred to the Maritime Commission in early 1947 for disposal.

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Ship history

The non‑seagoing, iron steam yard tug Enterprise, built in 1890, had served in a civilian role until she was acquired by the U.S. Navy and placed in service as Modoc 29 April 1898 for Spanish–American War service at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. [1] On 17 July 1920, she was designated District Harbor Tug and given the hull number YT-16. [1] The name Modoc was cancelled on 5 October 1942 during the Second World War becoming the unnamed YT‑16. [1] In 1944 she was redesignated as the unnamed District Harbor Tug, small YTL-16. [1] [2] Three years later, on 30 January 1947, YTL-16 was placed out of service after 49 years, including two World Wars, and transferred to the Maritime Commission for final disposal. [1]

Spanish–American War Conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States

The Spanish–American War was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. The war led to emergence of U.S. predominance in the Caribbean region, and resulted in U.S. acquisition of Spain's Pacific possessions. That led to U.S. involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately in the Philippine–American War.

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"The United States submarine L-1 (SS-40), rammed last week by a pilot-boat off the Delaware capes, came into the Philadelphia Navy Yard yesterday, supported by the salvage tug USS Kalmia (AT-23) (left) and the navy yard tug Modoc (YT-16). At the right can be seen a ten-inch pump line from the which kept the water out of the engine hatch-room of the submersible during the trip from Lowes, Del. A smaller pump line worked from the Modoc." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Naval History And Heritage Command. "Modoc". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Modoc (YTL-16)". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "L-1 (SS-40)". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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