USS Montauk (SP-1213)

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USS Montauk (SP-1213) photographed during the World War I era.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Montauk
NamesakeA village and fishing resort on Long Island, New York, near Montauk Point, the eastern extremity of New York.
Owner Luckenbach Steamship Company
Builder Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid downdate unknown
Christenedas Luckenbach No. 3
Completed1899
Acquiredby the Navy 12 October 1917
Commissioned6 December 1917
DecommissionedDecember 1919
Strickenc. December 1919
Homeport New York City
FateSold 21 May 1920 to the Bisso Towing Company
General characteristics
Type Tugboat
Displacement424 tons
Length134 ft 6 in (41.00 m)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion steam engine
Speed11.5 knots
Complement40 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • One 3-inch gun
  • Two machine guns

USS Montauk (SP-1213) was a tugboat purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was assigned to towing duties in New York City waterways. Post-war she was decommissioned and sold.

History

The third ship to be so named by the U.S. Navy, Montauk (SP 1213), ex-Luckenbach No. 3, was built in 1899 by Neafie & Levy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; purchased by the Navy from the Luckenbach Steamship Company, 12 October 1917; and commissioned 6 December 1917.

Assigned to the 3d Naval District, the 434 gross ton tug operated out of New York City as a seagoing tug until 6 December 1919. Decommissioned the same month, Montauk was sold 21 May 1920 to the Bisso Towing Co.

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