USS Edgar F. Coney

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USS Edgar F. Coney (SP-346).jpg
Edgar F. Coney (left) in civilian use, tied up alongside a smaller tug (right) sometime between 1904 and 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service as USS Edgar F. Coney.
History
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NameUSS Edgar F. Coney
NamesakePrevious name retained
Builder John B. Dialogue & Sons, Camden, New Jersey
Completed1904
Acquired22 September 1917
Commissioned22 September 1917
Decommissioned5 July 1919
Fate
  • Returned to owner 5 July 1919
  • Sank off Florida 1930
NotesOperated as commercial tug Edgar F. Coney 1904-1917 and 1919-1930
General characteristics
Type Tug
Tonnage153 gross register tons
Length102 ft (31 m) (between perpendiculars)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion Steam engine, 1,000 indicated horsepower, one shaft
Speed13 knots
Complement26
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun

USS Edgar F. Coney (SP-346) was an armed tug that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.

Edgar F. Coney was built as a commercial steam tug of the same name in 1904 by John B. Dialogue & Sons at Camden, New Jersey, for the South Atlantic Towboat Company. On 22 September 1917, the U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner – by then Philip Shore of Tampa, Florida – for use during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Edgar F. Coney (SP-346).

Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Edgar F. Coney was based at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York. She carried out towing duties in the New York City area for the remainder of World War I and into 1919.

Edgar F. Coney was decommissioned on 5 July 1919 and returned to her owner the same day. She returned to commercial service. The Tug sank 28 January 1930 in the Gulf of Mexico in rough seas and high winds 70 miles south east of Port Arthur, Texas. Lost with all 14 hands. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1930". Government Printing Office, Washington. Retrieved 8 January 2020– via Haithi Trust.
  2. ↑ "Edgar F. Coney (+1930)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

Coordinates: 39°57′32″N75°07′16″W / 39.959°N 75.121°W / 39.959; -75.121

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