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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Hiawatha |
| Namesake | Hiawatha, a leader of the Onondaga and Mohawk nations of Native Americans and a fictional character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's poem "Song of Hiawatha" |
| Builder | Brown, Tottenville, Staten Island, New York |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Acquired | 1 August 1918 |
| Commissioned | 1 August 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 5 December 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 30 April 1919 [1] or 5 May 1919 [2] |
| Notes | Operated as civilian tug Hiawatha 1903-1918 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Harbor tug |
| Displacement | 69 tons |
| Length | 65 ft 5 in (19.94 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Installed power | 250 indicated horsepower (0.33 megawatt) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 8 knots |
| Complement | 5 |
The second USS Hiawatha (ID-2892 [1] or SP-2892 [2] ) was a harbor tug that served in the United States Navy in 1918.
Hiawatha was built as a civilian, wooden-hulled steam tug of the same name in 1903 by Brown at Tottenville, Staten Island, New York. The U.S. Navy acquired her under charter from her owner for World War I service on 1 August 1918. She was commissioned as USS Hiawatha (ID-2892 [1] or SP-2892 [2] ) at New York City the same day.
Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Hiawatha operated with the guard ship USS Amphitrite and was manned either by sailors from Amphitrite or by a civilian crew. [3] She performed guard duty in the New York Harbor and boarded ships to inspect cargo until she was decommissioned on 5 December 1918.
Hiawatha was returned to her owner on either 30 April 1919 [1] or 5 May 1919. [2]
Throughout her U.S. Navy service, Hiawatha was one of two ships simultaneously in service as USS Hiawatha, the other being the patrol vessel USS Hiawatha (SP-183).
