USS Montauk (SP-1213) photographed during the World War I era.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Montauk |
Namesake | A 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 down | date unknown |
Christened | as Luckenbach No. 3 |
Completed | 1899 |
Acquired | by the Navy 12 October 1917 |
Commissioned | 6 December 1917 |
Decommissioned | December 1919 |
Stricken | c. December 1919 |
Homeport | New York City |
Fate | Sold 21 May 1920 to the Bisso Towing Company |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tugboat |
Displacement | 424 tons |
Length | 134' 6" |
Beam | 26' |
Draft | 16' |
Propulsion | steam engine |
Speed | 11.5 knots |
Complement | 40 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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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.