USS Inca (ID-3219)

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NameUSS Inca
NamesakeFormer names retained
BuilderJ. H. Dialogue and Sons, Camden, New Jersey
Laid downdate unknown
Completed1879
Acquiredby the Navy 31 July 1918
Recommissioned2 August 1918 as USS Inca (ID-3219)
Decommissioned1 February 1919
Stricken1 February 1919
Homeport Parris Island, South Carolina
FateNot known
General characteristics
Type Tugboat
Tonnage103 tons
Length101 ft (31 m)
Beam20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Propulsionnot known
Speed12 knots
Complementnot known
Armamentnone
Armorsteel hull

USS Inca (ID-3219) was a tugboat acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was assigned to the Parris Island, South Carolina, Marine barracks. She served until 1 February 1919.

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Constructed in Camden, New Jersey

The fourth ship to be so named, Inca, an iron tug, was built in 1879 by J. H. Dialogue & Sons, Camden, New Jersey; and acquired by the Navy 31 July 1918. She commissioned 2 August 1918.

World War I service

The tug was assigned to the 6th Naval District, headquartered at Charleston, South Carolina, and operated until after World War I ended at Parris Island Marine Barracks, South Carolina.

Post-war disposition

She was stricken from the Navy List 1 February 1919.

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