USS Conestoga (AT-54)

USS Conestoga (AT-54)
Conestoga in 1921
History
United States
NameUSS Conestoga
BuilderMaryland Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S.
Laid down1904
Acquiredby purchase, 14 September 1917
Commissioned10 November 1917
ReclassifiedAT-54, 17 July 1920
FateDeclared lost with all her crew, 30 June 1921 [wreck found 2016]
General characteristics
TypeTugboat
Displacement420 long tons (430 t)
Length170 ft (52 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
Speed13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h)
Complement56
Armament1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
USS Conestoga (shipwreck and remains)
USS Conestoga (AT-54) is located in California
USS Conestoga (AT-54)
USS Conestoga (AT-54) is located in the United States
USS Conestoga (AT-54)
LocationPacific Ocean
Nearest citySan Francisco, California
Coordinates37°39′N 122°57′W / 37.650°N 122.950°W / 37.650; -122.950
Built1903
ArchitectMaryland Steel Company
NRHP reference No.16000358 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2016

The second USS Conestoga (SP-1128/AT-54) was an ocean-going tug in the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1917, it disappeared in the Pacific Ocean in 1921. The fate of the vessel was a mystery until its wreck was positively identified in 2016.

  1. ^ "USS CONESTOGA (shipwreck and remains)". National Park Service. Retrieved January 28, 2019.